Dach scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Lightning. He added one hit and one blocked shot over 20:44 of ice time.
Dach returned to the ice after missing 16 games with a lower-body injury. The 22-year-old made an impact early, scoring his 13th goal midway through the first period. He was back on the top line, which has changed frequently of late, along with Nick Suzuki and Rafael Harvey-Pinard.
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Canadiens' Kirby Dach: Playing against Lightning
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Dach (lower body) will be back in the lineup versus Tampa Bay on Tuesday, Luc Gelinas of RDS.com reports.
Dach returns following a 16-game stint on the sidelines due to his lower-body problem. Prior to his absence, the natural center was rolling with six goals and five assists over his previous 13 contests, including four power-play points. With his return to the lineup, Dach is set to retake a first-line role and should be in the mix for a power-play spot as well.
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Canadiens' Kirby Dach: Still no timeline to return
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Dach (lower body) remains out indefinitely.
Dach has been out since Feb. 16, and it's unclear at this point if he'll be back before the end of the regular season. Until he returns to the ice, it's safe to assume Dach will remain out.
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Canadiens' Kirby Dach: Out indefinitely
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Dach (lower body) won't travel with the Canadiens and is considered out indefinitely.
Dach is likely to be out at least until March 7 versus the Hurricanes, though the indefinite label is concerning. The 22-year-old has already missed five games and will likely add four more to that total before he could potentially return.
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Canadiens' Kirby Dach: Still unavailable
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Dach (lower body) won't play Saturday versus the Senators, Arpon Basu of The Athletic reports.
Dach is set for a fifth straight absence due to an illness that stemmed from a lower-body injury. The 22-year-old hasn't resumed skating yet, so it's unclear when he might return to the Canadiens' lineup. They begin a road trip Tuesday in San Jose, and he could be ruled out for the trip if head coach Martin St. Louis updates Dach's status before the team heads west.
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Canadiens' Kirby Dach: Will not play Thursday
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Dach (lower body) will not play in Philadelphia on Friday.
Dach was originally thought to be suffering from a non-COVID illness, but upon further examination, it was deemed to be a lower-body injury. Dach is having the best season of his NHL career, with 12 goals and 35 points in 54 games, including five goals and 14 points on the power play.
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Canadiens' Kirby Dach: Won't play Tuesday
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Dach (illness) will not travel with the team for Tuesday's road clash with the Devils, Arpon Basu of The Athletic reports.
Despite not making the initial trip with the team, Dach could still link up with the Hab ahead of Friday's matchup with the Flyers. It will be the third straight game on the shelf for Dach due to his lingering illness. Prior to his absence, the 22-year-old center was performing well with four goals and two assists in his last seven contests, including a pair of power-play goals.
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Canadiens' Kirby Dach: Won't play Saturday
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Dach (illness) skated briefly Saturday morning but won't play Saturday per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.
Dach is still dealing with an illness that kept him out of Thursday's game in Carolina and he'll now miss a second game. The 22-year-old Dach has a career best 35 points (12 goals, 23 assists) through 54 games this season. Alex Belzile will move up to the second line in Dach's absence.
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Canadiens' Kirby Dach: Dealing with illness
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Dach will miss Thursday's game against Carolina because of a non-COVID illness.
Dach has 12 goals and 35 points in 54 contests this season. With him unavailable, Rem Pitlick, who was a healthy scratch in Montreal's previous two games, is expected to draw back into the lineup.
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Canadiens' Kirby Dach: Continues scoring run
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Dach logged a short-handed assist and one shot on goal over 17:37 of ice time in Sunday's 6-2 win over Edmonton.
Dach helped finish off the Oilers, feeding Christian Dvorak for a shortie in the third period for the Canadiens' final tally. The fourth-year forward, who has hit the scoresheet in three straight contests, has 12 points over his last 14 games.
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Canadiens' Kirby Dach: Sends game into OT
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Dach scored a goal on his lone shot in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Islanders. He added three hits and one blocked shot over 19:29 of ice time.
Dach's goal was a redirect of a Mike Matheson pass that eluded Semyon Varlamov to the far side. It tied the game at 3-3 and set up overtime. The tally was Dach's second in two games and gave him five points (four goals) over the last five contests. After a stretch on the top line earlier this season ignited his offense, Dach's turned himself into a competent second-line point-producer that doesn't need the comfy confines of the team's most gifted offensive talents.
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Canadiens' Kirby Dach: Scores in loss to Ottawa
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Dach scored a power-play goal in Montreal's 5-4 loss to Ottawa on Tuesday.
Dach's marker came at 13:20 of the first period and reduced Ottawa's lead to 2-1. He has 11 goals and 33 points in 51 contests. Dach has recorded at least a point in three of his last four games.
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Canadiens' Kirby Dach: Assists on shortie
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Dach had a short-handed assist, one shot on goal, three blocked shots and five penalty minutes over 22:01 of ice time in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to Detroit.
Dach carried the puck through the neutral zone and over the blue line before slipping a pass to Rafael Harvey-Pinard for a shorthanded marker that tied the game, 2-2. He's been Montreal's most prolific point producer of late, registering nine points (five goals, four assists) over the last 10 games. He has a career-high 32 points and counting. The former Blackhawk, who was selected third overall in 2019, has unlocked the offense in his first season with the Canadiens.
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Canadiens' Kirby Dach: Scores twice in loss
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Dach tallied a pair of goals in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Bruins.
Dach accounted for both of Montreal's goals Tuesday, opening the scoring with a power-play tally in the second period before knocking home a rebound to score his second in the final frame. The 22-year-old Dach now has seven points (four goals, three assists) in his last seven games. He's up to 10 goals, a new career high, and 21 assists through 48 games this season.
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Canadiens' Kirby Dach: Two helpers in Tuesday's win
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Dach picked up two assists in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Jets.
He helped set up Mike Hoffman's game-winner in the second period and Josh Anderson's insurance tally in the third. Dach has already set a new career high with 29 points this season in 45 games, and while the 21-year-old hasn't become a consistent force yet in his first season with Montreal, he continues to flash the upside that made him the third overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft.
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Canadiens' Kirby Dach: Nets power-play goal in win
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Dach scored a goal on four shots in Sunday's 2-1 win over the Rangers.
Dach opened the scoring with his power-play tally in the second period, beating Igor Shesterkin with a wrist shot on an odd-man rush. The 21-year-old Dach now has three goals in his last five contests. He's up to 27 points (eight goals, 19 assists) through 44 games this season.
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Canadiens' Kirby Dach: Two-point effort Thursday
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Dach scored an even-strength goal and added a power-play assist in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Predators.
After scoring Montreal's second goal of the first period following a bad giveaway by Nashville rookie netminder Yaroslav Askarov, Dach set up Cole Caufield for a one-timer in the third that proved to be the game-winner. The 21-year-old forward is still struggling with his consistency, but over the last six games Dach has two goals and four points, with all but Thursday's goal coming on the power play.
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Canadiens' Kirby Dach: Scores on power play
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Dach scored a power-play goal and had two hits over 19:38 of ice time in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Blues.
Dach scored with time winding down on Ivan Barbashev's double-minor for his second power-play goal of the season. Ten of his 24 points have come on the man-advantage unit. Like several of his teammates during a losing streak, Dach has been ice cold with one point over the last eight contests.
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Canadiens' Kirby Dach: Snags power-play assist
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Dach had a power-play assist, four shots on goal and two hits over 17:26 of ice time in Saturday's 9-2 loss to the Capitals.
The Canadiens worked a 4-on-3 man advantage with aplomb, as Dach and Nick Suzuki set up Cole Caufield's one-timer early in the second period. The helper was Dach's eighth on the power play (nine points overall) and gave him 23 points over 37 games. After a couple weeks of experimentation, Montreal head coach Martin St. Louis reunited Dach with Suzuki and Caufield this week on the top line for both even-strength and power-play situations.
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Canadiens' Kirby Dach: Sets up game-winner
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Dach notched an assist in Monday's 3-2 overtime win over the Coyotes.
Dach set up Mike Hoffman for the game-winning goal 1:08 into overtime. The helper was Dach's third point in the last four games. He's moved from top-line right wing to second-line center recently -- that may be better for his overall game long term, but it's a downgrade for his offense currently. The 21-year-old is up to five goals, 17 helpers, 52 shots on net, 24 PIM and a minus-1 rating through 32 contests.
