Jonathan Drouin Moves To The First Line For Tuesday's Match

Montreal Canadiens forward Jonathan Drouin will log first-line minutes in Tuesday's meeting with his former team, the Lightning. The Canadiens have suffered a couple of injuries and head coach Dominique Ducharme has moved his pawns around a bit. Drouin has notched three goals and nine assists in 20 appearances this season. He recently had a […]

Cole Caufield Records Two Assists Saturday Night

Montreal Canadiens right wing Cole Caufield handed out two assists in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to Nashville, helping Nick Suzuki to a power-play goal early in the second period and combining with Tyler Toffoli in the third to set up Brett Kulak for his first marker of the season The 20-year-old now has eight points […]

Jake Allen Confirmed As Canadiens Starter Saturday

The Montreal Canadiens will start veteran netminder Jake Allen on Saturday versus Nashville. Allen has had to play behind a team that has struggled all season with a 6-17-2 record. This year, his individual record is 5-11-2 while carrying a 2.96 goals-against-average and a .907 save percentage. So if a fantasy manager is wondering if […]

Kale Clague Picked Up Off Waivers By Montreal

The Montreal Canadiens claimed former Los Angeles Kings defenseman Kale Clague off waivers on Saturday. Clague was the King's second-round pick in the 2016 NHL draft. Clague contributed five assists in 11 games played with Los Angeles this season. The 23-year-old should bring much-needed relief to Montreal's lineup, as several of the team's defensemen are […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (12/4): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

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Josh Anderson Gets Injured Thursday Night, Out Multiple Weeks

Montreal Canadiens right wing Josh Anderson sustained an upper-body injury in Thursday's loss to Colorado and will be out for two to four weeks. He managed to log just 10 shifts and played 7:20 in the game. The 27-year-old is Montreal's leading goal-scorer this season with seven markers, and he's collected 13 points in total […]

Jonathan Drouin Dishes Helper On Lone Montreal Goal

Montreal Canadiens left-winger Jonathan Drouin is enjoying a nice scoring run of late. On Monday, he helped set up Ryan Poehling 18:39 into the first period to tie the game at 1. Drouin saw a hard-charging Poehling head straight toward Thatcher Demko. That pass was fast and showed the quick hands of Drouin. It also […]

Jake Allen Shines In Losing Effort Tuesday

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jake Allen endured another long, rough night in goal on Monday. Against the Vancouver Canucks, Allen stopped 40 of 42 shots. Vancouver ultimately held on to win 2-1. Though that dropped the goaltender's record to 5-10-1, his save percentage improved and his goals-against average dipped a hair under 3.00. The goaltender has […]

Jake Allen Goes For A Second Consecutive Win

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jake Allen will hope to post back-to-back wins for the first time this season on Monday when he takes on the Canucks on home ice. He beat the Penguins 6-3 with a 47-save effort on Saturday. Allen improved to 5-9-1 for the season over the weekend. He's tallied two shutouts and boasts […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (11/29): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

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Josh Anderson Compiles Three Points In Canadiens Win

Montreal Canadiens winger Josh Anderson scored two goals and added a helper to defeat the Penguins 6-3 Saturday. Besides adding three points, Anderson posted six shots on goal bringing up his season total to 59. With producing two goals and an assist Saturday, Anderson now has seven goals and six assists in 23 games. Unfortunately, […]

Chris Wideman Unavailable Against Penguins

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Chris Wideman (unspecified) won't play on Saturday against Pittsburgh after getting hurt in Friday's 4-1 loss to Buffalo. Wideman exits the lineup after having a fine run with six points in seven games. He boasts two goals and six assists in 17 appearances this season with 22 shots, 14 hits and 10 […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (11/27): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

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Brendan Gallagher Continues Downshift To Third Line

Montreal Canadiens right-winger Brendan Gallagher will be employed on third-line duty again on Friday night versus the Buffalo Sabres. Gallagher was a top-six staple all season but eight points in his first 18 games put his spot in doubt. Now, the forward is still garnering power-play time and has points in consecutive games. Therefore, Gallagher […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (11/26): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

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Artturi Lehkonen Continues To Build Momentum

Montreal Canadiens winger Artturi Lehkonen recorded his second straight game with a goal and an assist in Wednesday's 6-3 loss to Washington, adding four shots to his tally in 15:27 of ice time. Lehkonen now boasts nine points for the camping with six of them coming in his last eight appearances. He's fired off 33 […]

Jake Allen Returns To Canadiens Crease

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jake Allen will be back between the pipes on Wednesday against Washington, returning from a concussion. He last played on Nov. 13 in a 3-2 overtime loss against Detroit. Allen has recorded two shutouts in 14 starts but it's been a tough season for him overall, as he's gone 4-8-1 with a […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (11/24): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

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NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (11/20): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

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Mattias Norlinder Makes NHL Debut On Thursday

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Mattias Norlinder will log his first NHL minutes in Thursday's home game against Pittsburgh. He's set to join David Savard on the second defensive pairing and will also see time on the second power-play unit. The 21-year-old has gone pointless in three AHL appearances this season, but he's been described as a […]

Christian Dvorak Registers Two Points In Montreal Loss

Montreal Canadiens forward Christian Dvorak scored a goal and registered an assist in a 3-2 loss to the New York Rangers. The 25-year-old from Palos, Illinois, now has two goals and five assists in 18 games. Dvorak averages over 19:00 minutes of ice time per contest as he centered the Canadien's second line on Tuesday. […]

Sam Montembeault Starts On Sunday

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault will earn his third start of the campaign in Sunday's road outing against Boston. The 25-year-old is forced to play for a second consecutive night after Jake Allen (upper body) got injured in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss versus the Red Wings. Montreal's current No. 1 lasted only 19:12 and Montembeault […]

Mike Hoffman Won't Play On Sunday

Montreal Canadiens winger Mike Hoffman (upper body) won't take the ice as the team completes a back-to-back set against Boston on Sunday. He logged 18 minutes in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to Detroit, so it doesn't look like Hoffman is dealing with anything serious and should be considered day-to-day. The 31-year-old finished last month with […]

Chris Wideman Notches Two Points In Saturday's Loss

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Chris Wideman recorded a goal and assist in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss against Detroit. He helped Ryan Poehling to his first goal of the season early in the game and scored himself in the third period to tie things up at two. Wideman was plus-two for the night and recorded four shots […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (11/14): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

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Jake Allen Leaves Montreal Game After Collision Saturday

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jake Allen left Saturday night's game against the Detroit Red Wings after Dylan Larkin crashed into him. Jeff Petry was pursuing on the play and contact did occur. It is not expected that Allen will return as he will be held out for further evaluation. Allen had stopped all eight shots he […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (11/13): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

The NHL season approaches the end of week number four! Some hockey trends have established themselves but many are still to come. As always, I'll give you the best tools to succeed and the info you need to build the best lineups possible for your GPP and cash game NHL contests on both DraftKings and […]

Josh Anderson Will Play Versus Kings Tuesday

Montreal Canadiens forward Josh Anderson will play against the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night. There was some talk that Anderson may not play due to injury. However, he was able to fully participate in warmups and the decision was then made. Anderson plays on his accustomed second-line left-wing position. He will be flanked by […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (11/09): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

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Jonathan Drouin Could Return On Saturday

Montreal Canadiens forward Jonathan Drouin (head) is a game-time decision for Saturday's home game against the Golden Knights. Drouin missed Thursday's 6-2 loss against the Islanders after getting hit in the head by a shot in the previous game. He was taking line rushes at Thursday's morning skate and has been practicing, so Drouin's injury […]