Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Point streak goes up to 11
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Caufield scored a goal on five shots and added two hits in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Blues.
Caufield has racked up four goals and nine helpers during his 11-game active point streak. The 24-year-old's consistency has been a large part of what's gone well for the Canadiens this year, as he's solidified his place alongside Nick Suzuki on the top line. Caufield is up to 16 goals, 31 points, 79 shots on net, 26 hits and a plus-7 rating through 28 appearances. He's a lock for fantasy lineups as a reliable scoring winger.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Streak at 10 games and 12 points
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Caufield scored a power-play goal Saturday in a 2-1 shootout win over Toronto.
Caufield's goal extended his point streak to 10 games and 12 points (three goals, nine assists). The slippery sniper is on a career pace with 15 goals and 15 assists in 27 games. His previous career mark came last season with 37 goals and 70 points in 82 contests. It's important to note, though, that Caufield's 20.3 shooting percentage is significantly above his career 13.2 mark and well above the 15.4 he put up last season. He may be able to sustain it, but it will take some luck.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Shootout hero Wednesday
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Caufield picked up a power-play assist and had the only successful attempt in the shootout during Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Jets.
After helping to set up Juraj Slafkovsky for Montreal's first goal midway through the second period, Caufield opened the shootout by going five-hole on Eric Comrie. The assist extended Caufield's point streak to nine games, a hot streak in which he's racked up two goals and 11 points.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Two PP helpers in Tuesday's loss
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Caufield collected two power-play assists in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Senators.
The 24-year-old winger helped set up tallies by Juraj Slafkovsky in the first period and Nick Suzuki in the second, but Montreal couldn't get anything going at even strength. Caufield extended his point streak to eight games in the process, a stretch in which he's piled up two goals and 10 points, including three power-play helpers.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Scores twice Saturday
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Caufield notched two goals in Saturday's 6-2 win over Utah.
Caufield found the back of the net with his two shots in this game, tickling the twine in the second and third periods. He's been one of Montreal's most productive players this season, with 12 goals and 18 total points in 15 games, and he's riding a productive stretch of four multi-point performances in the Canadiens' last seven outings.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Sets franchise record
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Caufield scored twice on five shots, dished a power-play assist, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Kraken.
Caufield set the Canadiens' franchise record for overtime goals with his 11th game-winner past regulation time. This was also his fourth multi-goal game of the season. The 24-year-old has nine tallies, four assists, 31 shots on net, 13 hits and a plus-7 rating across 11 appearances. Caufield has regularly been worth the price of admission this season, and it wouldn't be surprising to see him end up with his first 40-goal campaign by the end of 2025-26.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Strikes on power play
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Caufield scored a power-play goal on five shots in Monday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Capitals in Game 1.
Caufield has four goals and four assists over his last 10 contests. He hasn't recorded a multi-point effort since March 15 versus the Panthers, but Caufield's consistency on the top line and first power-play unit make him an important part of the Canadiens' offense. He finished the regular season with his first 70-point campaign (37 goals, 33 assists) while adding 240 shots on net and a plus-9 rating over 82 appearances.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Ties game Tuesday
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Caufield scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Red Wings.
Caufield's tally tied the score at 1-1 late in the second period, and the surging Canadiens would rally in the third to pick up their sixth straight win. The 24-year-old winger has three goals and one assist during the winning streak. He's at 37 goals, 67 points, 229 shots on net, 65 hits, 31 blocked shots and a plus-10 rating over 78 contests as a fixture on the top line.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Keeps padding career goal total
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Caufield scored a goal in a 4-1 win over Boston on Thursday.
Caufield's goal stood as the game-winner and pushed his career-best marks to 35 goals and eight game-winners. He's the first Canadiens player to score 35 goals in a season since Max Pacioretty in 2016-17. Additionally, Caufield's next point will give him 66 on the season, which would be a new career mark. With his talent, he should be a perennial top-10 NHL sniper for years to come.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Puts away goal Thursday
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Caufield scored a goal in Thursday's 6-4 loss to the Flyers.
Caufield ended a four-game goal drought with his third-period tally. The 24-year-old winger has had the occasional dry spell this season but has mostly been consistent in a top-six role. He's up to 34 goals, 63 points, 211 shots on net, 58 hits and a plus-6 rating through 71 appearances. He needs three more points to set a career high.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Sends helper Wednesday
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Caufield recorded an assist and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Kraken.
Caufield continues to excel on the Canadiens' top line. The winger set up a Juraj Slafkovsky go-ahead goal in the second period Wednesday, giving Caufield at least one point in eight of his last nine games. In that span, he's earned six goals and four assists. The 24-year-old is up to 32 goals, 27 helpers, 194 shots on net, 52 hits and a plus-4 rating across 65 appearances. He's six points back of matching his career-best 65 from last season, which took him all 82 contests to achieve.
Caufield scored a power-play goal on three shots and blocked two shots in Monday's 4-3 overtime win over the Sabres.
Caufield reached the 30-goal mark with the opening tally in this contest. He surged to the milestone mark -- the American winger has four goals and two assists over his last five games. For the season, the 24-year-old is up to 55 points, 179 shots on net, 47 hits, 26 blocked shots and a minus-2 rating. His goal-scoring is fueling a career year, and he's still got time to take a run at the 40-goal mark.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Two points including OT winner
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Caufield scored the game-winning goal in overtime and added an assist in Thursday's 4-3 victory over the Sharks.
It was Caufield's fifth game-winner of the season, and the tally gave him 28 goals on the campaign, tying his career high. The 24-year-old winger has gotten onto the scoresheet in all three games since the 4 Nations Face-Off, and on the season, he's accumulated 53 points over 59 appearances, putting him on pace to reach 70 points for the first time.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Finds twine early Saturday
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Caufield scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Senators.
Caufield has gone eight games without a multi-point effort. He was still able to make an early impact, giving the Canadiens a 2-0 lead at 4:28 of the first period. Caufield is up to 27 goals -- one shy of his career high -- and 50 points while adding 173 shots on net, 43 hits and a minus-3 rating over 57 appearances. He's well on his way to a career year, which could see him push for the 40-goal and 75-point marks if he finishes strong.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Hits scoresheet in win
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Caufield had an assist, two shots on net and one block in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Stars.
Caufield's pretty pass from behind the goal line set up Juraj Slafkovsky, who had a wide open net to tie the game at 1-1, just 47 seconds after Dallas took the lead. Caufield has been rolling with 13 points over the last 11 outings and has not gone more than one game without a point since Nov. 11, a stretch of 29 games.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Two points against Vancouver
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Caufield scored an even-strength goal and added a power-play assist in Monday's 5-4 overtime win over the Canucks.
The 24-year-old wasted little time extending his goal streak to four games, as Caufield snapped a shot past Kevin Lankinen from the slot just 67 seconds into the first period. Caufield hasn't gone back-to-back games without getting onto the scoresheet since early November, an impressive run of consistency, and he's racked up five goals and 13 points over the last 12 contests. He already has 22 goals through 40 appearances on the season, leaving him just six tallies shy of reaching the career-best 28 he scored in 2023-24.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Scores vs. Chicago
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Caufield scored a goal on seven shots in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Blackhawks.
Caufield has been playing at a high level recently and found the back of the net for the third time across his last four outings. Furthermore, he's cracked the scoresheet in all but two of his past 10 games, tallying 10 points (three goals, seven helpers) in that stretch.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Snaps goal drought
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Caufield scored a goal on three shots in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Panthers.
Caufield got behind Aaron Ekblad and redirected a feed from Juraj Slafkovsky for Montreal's final goal. The tally snapped a seven-game goal drought for Caufield, who did have seven assists during that stretch. He remains Montreal's goal leader with 18 tallies over 35 outings.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Helps twice in loss
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Caufield had two assists, four shots on net, four hits and two PIM in Monday's 5-4 loss to the Blue Jackets.
Caufield has seven assists over his last five outings, giving him 13 assists along with 17 goals. The four hits were a season high, but physicality typically isn't part of his game. Caufield remains the team leader in tallies but has gone a season-long seven games (17 shots) without one. The normally productive first line has slumped of late with just three goals over the last nine games.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Draws power-play assist
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Caufield logged a power-play assist, three shots on goal and a minus-2 rating in Friday's 4-3 win over the Red Wings.
Caufield's numbers are evening out a bit -- after being almost nothing but goals early on, he's now racked up five helpers over the last five games without scoring in that span. His latest assist was on a Patrik Laine tally in the third period Friday. Caufield has been excellent overall with 17 goals, 13 assists, 87 shots on net, 28 hits and a minus-4 rating through 32 appearances, and 10 of his 30 points have come on the power play. He should have no trouble staying in a top-line role.
