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Canadiens' Owen Beck: Provides helper in win
Beck logged an assist, two shots on goal and four hits in Friday's 4-1 win over the Blackhawks.
Beck is back with the big club while Nick Suzuki (upper body) is out. Beck has a chance to play regularly in a bottom-six role until Ivan Demidov (lower body) returns toward the end of the month. The helper Friday was Beck's first point in three outings this season and his third total point in 31 career NHL appearances.
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Canadiens' Kirby Dach: Records assist in win
Dach notched an assist in Friday's 4-1 win over the Blackhawks.
Dach hadn't gotten on the scoresheet since Opening Night. The 25-year-old forward is filling a fourth-line role this season, which will limit his opportunities to contribute. He has two assists, five shots on net, 15 hits, six blocked shots, six PIM and a minus-4 rating over 10 appearances. Given his current usage, most fantasy managers can find better options on the waiver wire.
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Canadiens' Phillip Danault: Slides helper in win
Danault logged an assist, three shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 4-1 win over the Blackhawks.
Danault has a helper in each of the last two games and three total assists through 10 contests. He's added 17 shots on net, six hits and a plus-5 rating in a middle-six role. Danault scored just six goals on 91 shots over 75 regular-season outings last season, the second year in a row he's missed the 10-goal mark. With mainly defensive usage, he probably won't improve on those numbers much in 2026-27.
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Canadiens' Mike Matheson: Deposits empty-netter in return
Matheson scored an empty-net goal on three shots in Friday's 4-1 win over the Blackhawks.
Matheson missed four games due to a lower-body injury. He saw 20:15 of ice time Friday, fourth-most among Montreal blueliners. Now that he's healthy again, expect decent offense and all-around production from Matheson, enough to make him a depth option in fantasy. He has two points, 12 shots on net, 11 blocked shots, three hits, six PIM and a minus-2 rating over six outings this season.
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Canadiens' Kaiden Guhle: Posts two points in win
Guhle scored a goal on two shots, added a shorthanded assist, doled out three hits, blocked two shots and went plus-2 in Friday's 4-1 win over the Blackhawks.
Guhle has earned all three of his points this season over his last three games. The defenseman is back in a top-four role after initially getting eased into the lineup following a groin surgery recovery that lingered into October. He's added nine shots on net, 15 hits, four blocked shots and a plus-1 rating across six appearances on the year.
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Canadiens' Jake Evans: Breaks out with three points
Evans scored twice, including once while shorthanded, and added an assist and a plus-4 rating in Friday's 4-1 win over the Blackhawks.
Evans opened the season scoreless over nine outings before breaking the slump Friday. The 30-year-old forward continues to center the Canadiens' fourth line and sees mostly defensive assignments, making offense a secondary factor in his game. He had 24 points over 68 regular-season games last year. Evans has added nine shots on net, eight hits, seven blocked shots and a minus-1 rating through 10 appearances this season.
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Canadiens' Jacob Fowler: Strengthening grip on top job
Fowler stopped 20 of 21 shots in Friday's 4-1 win over the Blackhawks.
This was Fowler's fourth straight win. The 21-year-old netminder had started three of the Canadiens' last five games in an alternating pattern with Jakub Dobes, who has struggled to start the year. Fowler is now 4-1-0 with a 1.94 GAA and a .910 save percentage over five starts. The Canadiens' road trip continues in Winnipeg on Sunday, and it'll be interesting to see if head coach Martin St. Louis continues to alternate goalies or opts to let Fowler run with the job a bit.
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Canadiens' Mike Matheson: Returning to action Friday
Matheson (lower body) is available for Friday's matchup against Chicago.
Matheson has missed the last four games due to a lower-body injury, but he'll return to action Friday. Across his first five appearances of the regular season, Matheson has recorded no goals, an assist, 10 blocked shots, six PIM and two hits while averaging 24:09 of ice time.
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Canadiens' Jacob Fowler: Starting against Chicago
Fowler will start Friday's road matchup against Chicago.
Fowler is in the midst of a three-game winning streak, and he'll draw the start for just the second time in the Canadiens' last four games Friday as he's shared the crease with Jakub Dobes early in the year. Across his four appearances to begin the regular season, Fowler has gone 3-1-0 with a 2.16 GAA and .900 save percentage.
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Canadiens' Reilly Walsh: Tallies twice in AHL win
Walsh scored a pair of goals in AHL Laval's 5-1 win over Syracuse on Wednesday.
Walsh has gotten off to a strong start this season with five goals, five assists, 18 shots on net and a plus-5 rating over seven games for Laval. The 27-year-old journeyman defenseman likely isn't on the radar for a call-up this year, as younger players like David Reinbacher and Luke Mittelstadt will take priority.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Facing multi-week absence
The Canadiens announced Thursday that Suzuki is expected to miss 2-4 weeks due to an upper-body injury.
Suzuki had appeared in 546 consecutive regular-season games for Montreal, but his iron-man streak will come to an end early in the 2026-27 campaign due to his upper-body injury. He was off to a solid start to begin the year, recording five goals, seven assists, 14 hits, seven blocked shots and two PIM while averaging 21:47 of ice time across his first nine appearances of the regular season. Given his return timetable, the 27-year-old will likely be in the mix to return in early-to-mid November.
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Canadiens' Owen Beck: Hits revolving door back to Habs
Beck was recalled from AHL Laval on Thursday.
In just 24 hours, Beck was sent down to AHL Laval, scored a goal in the team's 5-1 win over AHL Syracuse, and has returned to Montreal. The 22-year-old center has been solid with Laval this season, where he has two points in five appearances. He's been kept off the scoresheet in two NHL appearances, but he'll look to make an impact for the Canadiens if the team decides to have him stick around in the absence of Ivan Demidov (lower body).
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Canadiens' David Reinbacher: Loaned to AHL
Reinbacher was loaned to AHL Laval on Wednesday.
Reinbacher spent the past week with the NHL club and appeared in one game. He was held scoreless with two hits and a minus-1 rating in 9:09 of ice time, and he should have more consistent opportunities for playing time in the minors.
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Canadiens' Owen Beck: Sent down Wednesday
Beck was loaned to AHL Laval on Wednesday.
Beck was called up by the Canadiens last week, and he appeared in two games during his time on the NHL roster. During that time, he was held scoreless with two hits, a blocked shot and a plus-2 rating while averaging 7:23 of ice time. After serving as a healthy scratch in Montreal's last two games, he'll head back to the minors, where he should see more consistent playing time.
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Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky: Two points in Tuesday's OT loss
Slafkovsky scored a goal and added an assist in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Sharks.
Both points came in the second period as Montreal built a 3-1 lead, but it slipped away late thanks to some untimely penalties. Slafkovsky has three multi-point performances in the last four games, and through nine contests to begin the season he's produced two goals, seven points, 24 shots on net, eight hits, eight PIM, five blocked shots and a plus-1 rating.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Two points against San Jose
Suzuki picked up a goal on four shots on net and added an assist, a blocked shot and a plus-3 rating in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Sharks.
Montreal's top line of Suzuki, Cole Caufield and Juraj Slafkovsky accounted for all the team's scoring and wasn't on the ice for either of San Jose's even-strength tallies. Suzuki has a tidy four-game point streak going, and through nine contests to begin the season he's delivered five goals and 12 points as he looks to repeat or even exceed his 101-point campaign from 2025-26.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Two-point effort in OT loss
Caufield produced a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Sharks.
Both points came in the second period as Montreal built a 3-1 lead, but it slipped away late thanks to some untimely penalties. Caufield has three multi-point performances in the last four games, and through nine contests to begin the season he's collected six goals and eight points. There's plenty of meat left on the bone for the 25-year-old winger as well as he has just one point, an assist, on the power play so far after racking up 11 goals and 29 points with the man advantage in 2025-26.
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Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Dragged down by Sharks in OT
Dobes made 26 saves in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to San Jose.
The Canadiens held a 3-1 lead after two periods but Dobes couldn't make it hold up -- although there wasn't much he could do on the tying or winning goals, both of which came on Sharks power plays. The 25-year-old netminder is fighting for the No. 1 job in the Montreal crease with Jacob Fowler, and through five starts this season Dobes has gone 1-2-2 with a rough 4.47 GAA and .847 save percentage. Dobes has given up at least four goals in four straight outings.
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Team Statistical Rankings
| GF AVG | GA AVG | Power Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team |
3.12 (14th) |
3.42 (26th) |
12.5 (28th) |
Injuries
| Player | Injury |
|---|---|
| N. Suzuki C Nick Suzuki C | Upper Body |
| I. Demidov RW Ivan Demidov RW | Lower Body |
| S. Montembeault G Sam Montembeault G | Lower Body |
| F. Xhekaj LW Florian Xhekaj LW | Lower Body |