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• Canadiens' Paul Byron: Scores two more in playoff clincher

  03/31/2017 • By RotoWire Staff

  Byron scored two goals and went plus-4 on Thursday, helping the Habs to a playoff-clinching win over Florida. Byron has emerged out of basically nowhere to record 22 goals and 40 points alongside a plus-20 rating in 76 games this season, providing very helpful fantasy production for owners in deeper formats. His role has fluctuated -- Byron played less than 14 minutes in this one, the first time that's happened since Feb. 18 -- and the offense has come only in fits and starts, but that stat line is mighty impressive for a guy who came into the campaign with a career high of 21 points.

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• Canadiens' Paul Byron: Reaches 20-goal plateau

  03/20/2017 • By RotoWire Staff

  Byron scored a goal and added an assist in a 4-1 win over Ottawa on Sunday. Byron has been lighting the lamp with frequency lately, potting six goals over his last eight games to give him 20 on the season. He's seemingly come out of nowhere as a legitimate scoring threat, which is one of the most unlikeliest stories of the season considering he had just 28 goals in 200 career regular season NHL games heading into 2016-17.

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• Canadiens' Paul Byron: Shakes off flu, then Oilers

  03/13/2017 • By RotoWire Staff

  Byron scored two goals and added an assist in Montreal's 4-1 win over Edmonton on Sunday. Byron hadn't practiced Saturday because of the flu and wasn't a sure thing when he awoke Sunday. The two goals give him 18 for the season, second on the team only to Max Pacioretty, and five points in the last five games.

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• Canadiens' Paul Byron: Healthy enough to play Sunday

  03/12/2017 • By RotoWire Staff

  Byron is good to go for Sunday's matchup in Edmonton after battling the flu earlier in the week. Byron will return to the Canadiens' lineup without having missed a game. With Andreas Martinsen serving as a healthy scratch and Dwight King reportedly bumped to the fourth line, per Marc Antoine Godin of La Presse, it's possible that Byron could see third-line action Sunday.

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• Canadiens' Paul Byron: Misses practice Saturday

  03/12/2017 • By RotoWire Staff

  Byron did not participate in Saturday's practice due to illness, Stu Cowan of Hockey Inside Out reports. Byron is the latest victim of the flu that's running through the Habs' locker room. His status for Sunday night's game in Edmonton is uncertain.

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