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Avalanche's Samuel Girard: Scores rare goal

The 20-year-old isn't much of an offensive force yet, but he is on pace to set new career highs. He's matched his rookie season mark in the goals category with four and is three shy of doing the same in the points department. Girard could best his rookie season in the plus/minus, blocks and hits categories, too. He has four goals, 20 points, a plus-3 rating, 68 blocks and 45 hits in 65 games this season.

Avalanche's Samuel Girard: Notches assist in blowout win

Facing his former team, Girard made sure to show them what they've been missing. The 20-year-old blueliner is up to 19 points in 62 games, making it possible for him to match the 23 points he had between the Predators and Avalanche last year. He's still likely a couple years away from more widespread fantasy relevance.

Avalanche's Samuel Girard: Sets up both goals in loss

Those two points matched his total for all of December and January, and he's now scored four points in six February games. He might be coming out of his long hibernation and is worth monitoring because of the possibility for assists with Colorado's powerful top line.

Avalanche's Samuel Girard: Struggling in high-powered offense

The cold spell is particularly alarming since Girard is heavily relied upon for power-play production, with the defenseman averaging 2:08 of ice time in that spot this season. He does have eight man-advantage helpers among 14 total points through 50 games, but it would be worth combing through your league's free-agent list to see if there is a viable alternative while Girard is mired in such a deep scoring funk.

Avalanche's Samuel Girard: Notches pair of assists in win

Girard led all Avalanche skaters with 2:24 of power-play time against Nashville. Meanwhile, the 20-year-old has managed only a goal and 11 points through 24 games this season.