Matheson had an assist, two shots on goal and one blocked shot in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Senators.
Matheson picked up the primary assist on Cole Caufield's first-period marker. It was the first point of the season for Matheson, who had a career-high 62 points in 2023-24, ranking ninth among defensemen.
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Canadiens' Mike Matheson: Works with coach on PP
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Matheson worked with head coach Martin St. Louis on a whiteboard following Tuesday's practice, going over situations and how the club's top power-play unit should adapt to those situations, Arpon Basu of The Athletic reports.
Matheson is once again expected to quarterback the Canadiens' top power-play unit and is coming off a career year in 2023-24, during which he finished eighth among defensemen with a career-high 28 power-play points. The Habs need to improve in this area -- Montreal ranked 27th in efficiency last season -- and the club was abysmal during the preseason, going 0-for-30 with the man advantage. The 30-year-old blueliner may eventually look over his shoulder at rookie Lane Hutson, who will quarterback the second power-play unit, but Matheson will be the dominant defenseman on that special-teams group to start the 2024-25 season.
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Canadiens' Mike Matheson: Point streak to six games
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Matheson logged an assist, three blocks and one hit in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Islanders.
Matheson continued a remarkable stretch during which he's distributing at an elite level. The defenseman has nine assists during a six-game point streak and 12 helpers over the last eight contests. His career-high 50 assists ranks ninth in the NHL among blueliners.
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Canadiens' Mike Matheson: Two more helpers Sunday
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Matheson notched two assists and five blocked shots in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Rangers.
Matheson has been distributing helpers at a high rate lately, logging nine assists over his last six contests. The 30-year-old defenseman is up to 57 points, 179 shots on net, 171 blocked shots, 58 PIM and a minus-27 rating through 77 appearances. It's by far the best year of his career, which has been fueled by earning 27 of those points on the power play in his first year quarterbacking the first unit on a full-time basis.
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Canadiens' Mike Matheson: Slides two assists in loss
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Matheson had two assists -- one on the power play -- three shots on net, three blocks and one hit in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Maple Leafs.
Matheson was the secondary helper on Nick Suzuki's power-play strike, then was the main assistant on Cole Caufield's even-strength tally. The defenseman ran his assist streak to three games and is within shouting distance of 60 points, needing five over the final six games.
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Canadiens' Mike Matheson: Collects power-play assist
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Matheson had a power-play assist, three shots on net and three blocks in Tuesday's 5-3 win over Florida.
Matheson's shot was tipped in by Nick Suzuki for Montreal's third goal. Matheson has five points over the last five games and is up to 52 points, marking the first 50-point season of his career.
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Canadiens' Mike Matheson: Pots shorty
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Matheson scored a shorthanded goal and posted a plus-5 rating during Sunday's 5-1 win over the Kraken.
The goal is Matheson's 10th of the campaign and his first point in five games. Matheson has 48 points in 70 games, and he has seen ice time in excess of 28 minutes in multiple recent contests, but his ceiling is capped playing for a Montreal team that averages just 2.71 goals per game -- the fifth-worst mark in the league.
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Canadiens' Mike Matheson: Sets up power-play strike
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Matheson had a power-play assist, two shots on net and two blocks in Tuesday's 3-0 win over Columbus.
Matheson was the primary assistant on Juraj Slafkovsky's power-play strike at the 3:15 mark of the first period. It was Matheson's second consecutive game with a power-play assist and his 19th of the season with the man-advantage unit. Matheson is cruising toward his first 50-point season -- he needs just three points over the season's final 17 games to reach that mark.
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Canadiens' Mike Matheson: Nifty goal for impressive defender
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Matheson scored a goal and added an assist in a 3-2 loss to Toronto on Saturday.
The goal was pretty. Matheson cut across the goalmouth, took a return pass from Cole Caufield and slid a backhand around Ilya Samsonov just 38 seconds into the game. Matheson has been a revelation this campaign. His 46 points put him into a tie with Morgan Rielly for 10th in scoring among all defenders. With luck, Matheson will flirt with a 60-point season. His previous best was 34 points in 48 games last season.
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Canadiens' Mike Matheson: Helps on OT-winner
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Matheson had an assist, two shots on net, one block and one hit in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Predators.
Matheson supplied the secondary helper on Nick Suzuki's winner in OT. It was Matheson's 36th assist, tops on the Canadiens' roster. If you can ignore Matheson's minus-24 rating, the defenseman's giving fantasy managers some value with a career-high 44 points through 62 games.
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Canadiens' Mike Matheson: Dives for assist
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Matheson recorded an assist, one shot on net, two blocks, one hit and two PIM in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Devils.
As the Devils gained possession in their own zone and headed for Montreal's empty net, Matheson dove to dislodge the puck, leading to Nick Suzuki's second goal of the game. Matheson has 12 points over the last 13 games and hasn't gone longer than one game without a point during that stretch.
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Canadiens' Mike Matheson: Assists on power-play tally
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Matheson recorded a power-play assist, two shots on net, one block and one hit over 26:05 of ice time in Saturdays' 4-3 loss to the Capitals.
Matheson logged a power-play helper for the second consecutive game, upping his man-advantage point total to 22 through 55 games. The defenseman has 14 points over the last 15 contests. Matheson has been a consistent offensive contributor and hasn't gone more than four tilts without a point. His 41 points are tied for ninth among blueliners.
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Canadiens' Mike Matheson: Picks up assist in loss
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Matheson had a power-play assist, one shot on net and three blocks over 26:29 of ice time in Thursday's 7-4 loss to the Rangers.
Matheson's shot from the point was tipped wide by Cole Caufield, but the puck bounced off the back boards then off goalie Jonathan Quick's leg for Montreal's third goal. The assist was Matheson's eighth, and his third on the power play, over the last eight games.
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Canadiens' Mike Matheson: Fills box score
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Matheson posted an assist, four shots on net, four blocked shots, one hit and two PIM in Sunday's 7-2 loss to the Blues.
Matheson extended his point streak to five games with a first-period helper on Nick Suzuki's goal. It was Matheson's seventh assist during the point streak. His 39 points over 52 games have been a boon to a scoring-starved club, but Matheson also contributes as a traditional defenseman. The 29-year-old blueliner is second on the team with 111 blocks.
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Canadiens' Mike Matheson: Drops two-pointer in loss
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Matheson had two assists, two shots, one block, two hits and two PIM over 26:53 of ice time in Saturday's 3-2 loss to Dallas.
Matheson was the secondary helper on both Montreal goals -- his second consecutive game with two assists -- and extended his point streak to four games. The two points upped his season total to 38, which ranks 12th among defensemen.
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Canadiens' Mike Matheson: Deals two assists in win
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Matheson had two assists -- one on the power play and one at even strength -- in Tuesday's 5-2 win over Washington. He added four blocks to his line over 23:21 of ice time.
Matheson had a role in each of Juraj Slafkovsky's two third-period markers. The defenseman has recorded at least one point in three consecutive games and nine (one goal, eight assists) over the last 10 contests. The helpers established a new career-high for Matheson, who has 36 points through 50 games. His 20 power-play points are also a career best.
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Canadiens' Mike Matheson: Sets up blue line partner
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Matheson had an assist, three shots on net and four blocks over 27:36 of ice time in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Penguins.
Montreal's blueliners gave the team early offense when Matheson found Kaiden Guhle, who snuck up on the back side of the play, for the game's first goal. The assist was the career-high 27th helper for Matheson, who tied his previous career best in points at 34.
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Canadiens' Mike Matheson: Tallies on power play
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Matheson scored a power-play goal in Saturday's 9-4 loss to Boston. He also had five shots, two blocks, two hits and two PIM over 22:53 of ice time.
Matheson scored his seventh goal of the season and fifth on the power play early in the second period to tie the game at 3-3. Matheson's 32 points are two shy of the career high mark he set last season.
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Canadiens' Mike Matheson: Breakout season continues
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Matheson had two assists in a 3-2 loss to the Sharks on Thursday.
It looked like Matheson had scored on a slap shot from the point at 16:26 of the third period with Sam Montembeault pulled for an extra attacker. But Josh Anderson got his stick on the shot and deflected it past Mackenzie Blackwood. Matheson had gone four games without a point; the assists pushed his overall point total to 29, including 23 helpers, in 41 games. With that, he broke the 200-point barrier for his career (201 points, 506 games). Matheson is now just five points from shattering his career-best 34 points, set last season in 48 games.
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Canadiens' Mike Matheson: On scoresheet again
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Matheson had an assist, one shot on net, two blocked shots, three hits and two PIM over 25:27 of ice time in Sunday's 4-3 loss to Tampa Bay.
Matheson's shot bounced of Juraj Slafkovsky and landed on the stick of Nick Suzuki, who potted Montreal's third goal. The assist extended Matheson's point streak to six games. The blueliner now has 27 points (six goals, 21 assists) over 36 outings.
