Canadiens' Joel Armia: Reaches two milestones Tuesday
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Armia picked up an assist, fired three shots on goal, added two hits and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Lightning.
Armia's helper got him to two milestones -- it was his 100th career assist and 200th point. It was also a clutch assist, as he set up Jake Evans' game-winning tally with just 2:15 left in the third period to finish a comeback victory. Armia has three points over his last four outings, and he's up to eight goals, 22 points, 70 shots on net, 66 hits and a plus-5 rating through 47 appearances this season. While he's on pace to reach the 30-point mark for just the second time in his career, he remains in a fourth-line role that could make his contributions on offense unpredictable.
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Canadiens' Joel Armia: Seals win
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Armia scored an empty-net goal in Thursday's 3-1 win over Dallas. He finished with two shots on net, one block and eight hits.
Montreal got goals from three of its lines while winning for the fifth time in the last six games. Armia's tally, his eighth of the season, was his first goal in eight outings. The new year hasn't been kind to him with just two points over the last eight outings.
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Canadiens' Joel Armia: Nabs helper Monday
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Armia recorded an assist, four shots on goal and two hits in Monday's 5-4 overtime win over the Canucks.
Armia ended his longest dry spell since the start of December (three games) with a helper on Kaiden Guhle's second-period tally. While he started the season without much offense, Armia has turned things around over the last couple of months to become a decent depth scorer. He has a total of seven goals, 19 points, 58 shots on net, 55 hits and a plus-4 rating over 40 appearances. He's reached the 30-point mark just once in his career in 2019-20, but he's on pace to surpass that mark if he can stay healthy and productive in the second half of 2024-25.
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Canadiens' Joel Armia: One of each in win
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Armia had a goal on four shots and an assist in Sunday's 5-2 win over Tampa Bay. He also contributed two hits with a plus-2 rating.
Montreal's fourth line continued to supply scoring. Armia set up Jake Evans' game-winning goal in the second period then potted his seventh of the season midway through the third. Armia has four goals and three assists over the last eight outings.
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Canadiens' Joel Armia: Runs streak to four games
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Armia scored a goal on two shots with a plus-2 rating in Monday's 5-4 loss to the Blue Jackets.
Armia gave Montreal its first and only lead early in the third period. He put himself in position in the slot and golfed home a feed from Jake Evans. It was the sixth goal of the season for Armia, who has points in four consecutive outings and is plus-8 during that stretch. The Canadiens' fourth line, which contributed two tallies in the loss, is responsible for six goals in the last four games.
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Canadiens' Joel Armia: Contributes helper
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Armia notched an assist, two shots on goal and a plus-3 rating in Friday's 4-3 win over the Red Wings.
Armia has three goals and an assist over his last seven outings. The helper was his first since Nov. 27, but he's emerged as a key depth scorer for the Canadiens while often filling a fourth-line role. For the season, Armia has 14 points, 43 shots on net, 44 hits and a minus-5 rating through 32 appearances, putting him on pace for his most productive campaign in five years.
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Canadiens' Joel Armia: Scores early
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Armia scored a goal on one shot in Tuesday's 6-1 win over Buffalo.
Armia put Montreal on top just 19 seconds into the game, burying a rebound that took a big bounce off the boards. It was the fourth-line forward's third tally across his past six outings and his fifth marker of the season.
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Canadiens' Joel Armia: Tallies in loss
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Armia scored a goal on two shots and had two hits in Thursday's 9-2 loss to Pittsburgh.
Montreal's fourth line took advantage of a Pittsburgh line change when Armia finished a pretty passing sequence to pull the Canadiens within a goal at 3-2 late in the second period. It was the second goal in four contests for Armia, who has four tallies through 29 appearances this season.
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Canadiens' Joel Armia: Nets goal Thursday
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Armia scored a goal in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Predators.
Armia scored his first goal in a month, as the last time he had found twine was in a 3-2 loss to Calgary on Nov. 5. The right winger has notched just seven points since the beginning of November, recording two goals and five helpers in that span, so he's not a very reliable fantasy option, especially considering his role as a bottom-six forward.
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Canadiens' Joel Armia: Bags another helper Wednesday
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Armia produced an assist and three hits in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Blue Jackets.
Armia helped out on Emil Heineman's tally in the third period. With four assists over his last five contests, Armia has played well in a bottom-six role, though he's also seeing power-play time. The winger has reached the 30-point mark just once in his career, but he had 25 points over 66 outings in 2023-24, so there is a little depth scoring in his game. This season, he has two goals, eight assists, 26 shots on net, 30 hits, 12 blocked shots, 12 PIM and a minus-9 rating over 22 appearances. He's typically been a better finisher than playmaker, so his 7.7 shooting percentage is likely to rise over time.
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Canadiens' Joel Armia: Picks up power-play assist
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Armia had a power-play assist and three hits in Saturday's 6-2 loss to Vegas.
Armia was patient with the puck until he had a passing lane to Emil Heineman for Montreal's first goal. It was the third assist in the last three games for Armia, who has nine points, 26 shots, 25 hits, 12 blocks, 12 PIM and a minus-8 rating over 20 games outings.
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Canadiens' Joel Armia: Collects two assists in win
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Armia notched two assists while adding two hits, two PIM, one blocked shot and a plus-1 rating in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Blue Jackets.
The veteran winger has produced two points in four separate games this season, but those are the only times he's gotten onto the scoresheet over 18 contests. Armia's bottom-six role doesn't afford him many opportunities to make a fantasy contribution, and his minus-9 rating has him on pace for the worst performance of his career in that category.
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Canadiens' Joel Armia: Two special teams points in loss
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Armia scored a shorthanded goal and had a power-play assist in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to Calgary.
Armia set up Brendan Gallagher on the power play in the second period then rifled a shortie past Dustin Wolf to give Montreal a 2-1 lead early in the third. It was the third two-point effort in 13 games for Armia. He's shown a knack when his team is down a man and has at least one shorthanded tally in nine consecutive seasons.
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Canadiens' Joel Armia: Finishes off St. Louis
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Armia scored a goal on four shots, logged an assist, blocked one shot and had two hits in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Blues.
Armia set up Jake Evans for Montreal's first goal before scoring an empty-netter to seal the win. Armia's goal was his first of the season. He has one goal, two assists, 18 shots, 13 hits, two blocks and six PIM through eight outings in 2024-25.
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Canadiens' Joel Armia: Logs two helpers in loss
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Armia recorded two assists, one on the power play, two shots, one hit and two penalty minutes in Thursday's 6-4 loss to Boston.
Armia had a hand in both of Brendan Gallagher's goals. He's never delivered on the promise of being a first-round draft pick in 2011, but Armia is coming off a career-high 17-goal season and has been handed a top-six role while skating on the second power-play unit to open the season.
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Canadiens' Joel Armia: Gets two points Tuesday
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Armia had a goal and an assist in a 9-3 win over Philadelphia on Tuesday.
Armia is up to 17 goals and 24 points in 62 contests this season. Although he's never recorded more than 30 points in a single campaign and is unlikely to change that in 2023-24, Armia is ending the campaign on a high note. The 30-year-old has supplied six goals and eight points across his past eight appearances.
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Canadiens' Joel Armia: Tickles twine twice in loss
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Armia scored twice Thursday in a 7-4 loss to the Lightning.
He opened the scoring when he batted in a rebound at 2:37 of the first period. His second tally knotted the game at 2-2 at 4:42 of the second. Don't look now, but Armia has five goals (six points) in his last five games and 16 markers (24 points) in 59 games overall.
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Canadiens' Joel Armia: On a roll
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Armia scored a goal on four shots and had one hit in Tuesday's 5-3 win over Florida.
Less than a minute after the Panthers took the lead in the first period, Armia deposited a rebound of a Michael Pezzetta shot into an open side of the net for Montreal's first goal. It was the third tally in four games for Armia, who is enjoying his most productive season since 2019-20. The 30-year-old forward is up to 14 goals through 58 games and needs three more over the final eight games to establish a new career high.
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Canadiens' Joel Armia: Pockets empty-netter
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Armia scored a goal on three shots, had an assist and blocked two shots in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Flyers.
It was a productive final three minutes for Armia, who logged an empty-net goal then assisted on a second tally with Philadelphia's goalie pulled. It was the second straight game with a goal for Armia, who is up to 13 tallies this season.
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Canadiens' Joel Armia: Pots winner
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Armia scored a goal on six shots and had one hit in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Avalanche.
Armia potted what turned out to be the game-winning goal late in the first period after dogged forecheck work by the Canadiens. He controlled a puck that had gotten behind Justus Annunen and pocketed a wraparound shot for his 12th tally of the season. The goal snapped a nine-game pointless run for Armia, who is still seeing healthy ice time on the rebuilding Habs' second line.
