Senators' Claude Giroux: Pots shorthanded winner Thursday
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Giroux scored the game-winning goal, a shorthanded tally just 36 seconds into the first period, in Thursday's 2-0 victory over Chicago.
The veteran forward completed a 3-on-2 counterattack by wiring a shot past Petr Mrazek from the slot. Giroux's goal gave him an even 20 on the season, the 11th time in his career he's reached that mark, but he's having a fairly quiet finish to the campaign. He hasn't produced a multi-point performance since Feb. 13, and in 23 games since then he's managed just three goals and 14 points.
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Senators' Claude Giroux: Good to play Thursday
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Giroux (illness) will play Thursday versus St. Louis.
Giroux was regarded as a game-time decision, but he ultimately won't miss playing time due to the illness. He has 19 goals and 57 points in 67 contests in 2023-24.
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Senators' Claude Giroux: Game-time decision Thursday
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Giroux (illness) will be a game-time call for Thursday's matchup versus St. Louis, according to Wayne Scanlan of Sportsnet.
Giroux has been under the weather. The 36-year-old has 19 goals and 57 points in 67 appearances this season. Confirmation on his status against the Blues likely won't surface until Ottawa takes the ice for pregame warmups.
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Senators' Claude Giroux: Plays hero Thursday
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Giroux scored his 19th goal of the season and also succeeded on his shootout attempt in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Blue Jackets.
The 36-year-old ended a 13-game goal drought in timely fashion, kick-starting a third-period rally from a 2-0 deficit by tipping home a Boris Katchouk pass. Giroux then ended the shootout by blasting a slapshot off the post past Elvis Merzlikins. Despite the goal outage, Giroux has still produced four tallies and 13 points in 17 games since the All-Star break while filling a key role up front for Ottawa.
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Senators' Claude Giroux: Snags helper
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Giroux registered an assist in Tuesday's 2-1 overtime win versus Pittsburgh.
Giroux remains stuck in a 13-game goal drought and has managed just two assists in his last eight outings while generating seven shots. It's a far cry from his eight-game point streak coming out of the All-Star break. Despite the decrease in productivity, Giroux shouldn't be in danger of losing either his top six or power-play role.
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Senators' Claude Giroux: Eight-game, 10-point streak
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Giroux picked up an assist Saturday in a 4-3 shootout win over the Golden Knights.
Giroux has accounted for three goals and seven assists during an eight-game point streak. With 52 points through 55 contests, he is just one behind team-scoring leader Tim Stutzle. At 36 years of age, Giroux is still as sharp as he was during his days as a member of the Flyers last decade.
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Senators' Claude Giroux: Extends point streak with helper
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Giroux notched an assist, two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Monday's 4-2 win over the Lightning.
Giroux is on a five-game point streak, earning three goals and four assists in that span. The 36-year-old helped out on the first of Mathieu Joseph's two goals in the contest. Giroux is up to 49 points, 134 shots on net and a plus-1 rating through 52 appearances this season while seeing steady ice time in a top-six role.
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Senators' Claude Giroux: Racks up three points in win
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Giroux scored a goal and added two assists in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Blue Jackets.
Giroux was dominant on special teams. He helped open the scoring with a secondary assist on Brady Tkachuk's first goal of the game on the power play. Late in the first period and with the Blue Jackets on the power play, Giroux snapped a shorty top shelf over the glove of Daniil Tarasov to give his team three consecutive goals in the frame. Giroux's third point was on Brady Tkachuk's hat trick goal, once again on the power play. This was Giroux's first multi-point game since Jan. 16.
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Senators' Claude Giroux: Nets OT winner
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Giroux scored a goal on four shots in Monday's 4-3 overtime victory over the Predators.
Giroux tallied the game-winner 3:36 into overtime, finishing a give-and-go with Tim Stutzle to complete the Seantors' comeback victory. The 36-year-old Giroux has points in four of his last five contests, notching two goals and two assists in that span. He's up to 42 points (15 goals, 27 assists) through 46 appearances this season.
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Senators' Claude Giroux: Three helpers in Tuesday's loss
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Giroux collected three assists, one on the power play, while adding four shots on net, four PIM and a plus-1 rating in Tuesday's 7-4 loss to the Avalanche.
The 36-year-old continues to disregard Father Time and produce the kind of numbers he did a decade ago. Giroux has four multi-point performances in the last 11 games, a stretch in which he's racked up four goals and 13 points, and he's very nearly on pace for his first point-a-game campaign since 2018-19.
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Senators' Claude Giroux: Lights lamp twice in loss
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Giroux scored two goals in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Sabres.
Both tallies came in the third period as the veteran forward tried to rally his squad from a 4-1 deficit. Giroux has three goals and nine points in the last nine games, and on the season the 36-year-old is showing no signs of slowing down with 12 goals and 34 points in 37 contests.
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Senators' Claude Giroux: Slides power-play helper
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Giroux notched a power-play assist in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Flames.
Giroux set up Brady Tkachuk's tally in the second period. The 35-year-old Giroux continues to be steady on offense -- he has accumulated 16 points, including five on the power play, over his last 19 games. For the season, the veteran forward has 10 goals, 22 helpers, nine power-play points, 88 shots on net and a minus-1 rating over 36 appearances.
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Senators' Claude Giroux: Goal, assist in loss
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Giroux scored a goal on three shots and added an assist in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Canucks.
Giroux reached the 10-goal and 30-point marks with his second-period tally. He also set up the first of Vladimir Tarasenko's two tallies in the third. Giroux had seven helpers during his 10-game goal drought, continuing to provide solid offense in a top-six role. With 31 points, 86 shots on net and a plus-3 rating over 33 appearances, he's pretty close to an automatic option in fantasy formats that focus on scoring.
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Senators' Claude Giroux: Adds power-play assist
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Giroux notched a power-play assist and three shots on goal in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Golden Knights.
Giroux continued his strong play by getting on the scoresheet for the sixth time in seven games. He has three goals and five helpers, including a trio of power-play points, in that span. The 35-year-old continues to excel in a top-six role with 25 points, 74 shots on net and a plus-4 rating through 26 appearances. Giroux's reliable and steady offense makes him a solid fantasy option in all formats.
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Senators' Claude Giroux: Contributes helper
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Giroux posted an assist, three shots on goal and two PIM in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Stars.
Giroux saw a four-game point streak end Thursday versus the Blues. He's up to four goals and four assists over eight outings in December while playing in a top-six role. Giroux has an excellent 24 points (six on the power play), 71 shots on net, 12 PIM and a plus-5 rating through 25 contests overall.
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Senators' Claude Giroux: Three-game goal streak
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Giroux scored a goal and added an assist in Saturday's 5-1 win over Detroit.
He opened the scoring at 1:57 of the first when he knocked in a rebound on the power play. Giroux is currently on a three-game goal streak (three goals, two assists). He continues to pace along at a point-per-game rate this season with nine goals and 13 helpers through 22 contests. Giroux, who moved to Ottawa as a teenager and played minor hockey there, has gotten a career boost playing in what is ostensibly his hometown. And he continues to pour in the points with his 36th birthday coming in January.
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Senators' Claude Giroux: Two-point effort Tuesday
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Giroux produced a goal on six shots with an assist and a plus-3 rating in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Rangers.
Both points came in the first period as the Senators jumped out to a 2-0 lead they wouldn't relinquish. Giroux has been as steady as ever to begin the season -- the 35-year-old has collected seven goals and 19 points through 20 games as he attempts to reach the 80-point plateau for the first time since 2018-19.
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Senators' Claude Giroux: Opens scoring in loss
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Giroux scored a goal on four shots in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Blue Jackets.
Giroux went three weeks between goals, but the Senators' schedule meant that was just a six-game gap between tallies. The 35-year-old had two assists in that span. He's up to six goals, 17 points, 46 shots on net and a plus-4 rating through 18 appearances this season. As long as he's in a top-line role, Giroux should continue to hover around a point-per-game pace.
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Senators' Claude Giroux: Three points in Toronto
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Giroux scored two goals and added an assist in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Maple Leafs.
The veteran forward extended his point streak to five games with the performance, a stretch in which he's racked up four goals and nine points. Giroux's thriving on a line with Tim Stutzle and Mathieu Joseph, and after falling just short of a point-a-game pace in 2022-23, the 35-year-old has found another gear to begin the current campaign with five goals and 14 points through 11 contests.
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Senators' Claude Giroux: Three-game, five-point streak
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Giroux picked up an assist in a 3-2 loss to the Kings on Thursday.
He wired a perfect pass to Dominik Kubalik, whose wrist shot beat Cam Talbot from the slot on the power play in the last minute of the second period. Giroux has put up points in three straight games (one goal four assists), and he co-leads the Senators with 10 points, including eight assists, in nine games.
