Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Some struggles in Game 1 OT loss
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Vasilevskiy made 15 saves in a 4-3 overtime loss to Montreal in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round on Sunday.
Vasilevskiy allowed three power-play goals to Juraj Slafkovsky. The winner, which came off Slafkovsky's stick, found space glove-side inside the post. Vasilevskiy's angle was off on the shot; that's not something that happens often. He was outplayed by opposing goalie Jakub Dobes on Sunday. Vasilevskiy has struggled the last three postseasons, and the Bolts have seen Round 1 losses each of those years (once to the Maple Leafs, twice to the Panthers). The netminder had an exceptional regular season, but he still needs to exorcise his recent playoff demons.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Two assists in Game 1 overtime win
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Caufield delivered two power-play assists in Sunday's 4-3 overtime win over Tampa Bay in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round.
Caufield had two shots, two hits and one block, and he spent most of the 5-on-5 play under the wet blanket of Anthony Cirelli's line. Expect the Bolts to continue to try to smother Caufield and his linemates, Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky, but the NHL's second-best regular-season sniper (51 goals) will likely find a way to tickle the twine soon enough.
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Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky: Noteworthy hat trick
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Slafkovsky scored three power-play goals, including the overtime winner, in a 4-3 win over the Lightning in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round.
Slafkovsky is the third player in Canadiens postseason history to score a hat trick that included the overtime winner. The others? Eric Desjardins in 1993 and Gerry Plamondon all the way back in 1949. The Habs have been in existence for 117 seasons, including 109 in the NHL. Slafkovsky was utterly dominant -- he had seven of the Habs' 20 shots on the night and was composed no matter what was happening on the ice. He has taken his game to a whole new level this season. Slafkovsky delivered his first 30-goal regular season, set a career mark in points (73) and finished fourth overall in scoring at the 2026 Winter Olympics for Team Slovakia. This could be the ascendence of another superstar.
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Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky: Power game evolving in right ways
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Slafkovsky picked up two assists, one of which came on the power play, in Montreal's 4-3 shootout win over Florida on Tuesday.
Slafkovsky has 29 goals, 40 assists, 170 shots and 100 hits in 78 games this season. Twenty-eight of those points have come on the power play. Since the start of March, Slafkovsky has 23 points (eight goals, 15 assists) and 15 hits in 18 games. His game has evolved this season, he's playing a more controled style. Slafkovsky has just 100 hits in 78 games this year; during the 2024-25 regular season, he had 194. He also has swung from minus-19 two years ago to plus-12 this year. His fantasy value has never been higher.
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Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky: Extends point streak to seven
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Slafkovsky scored a goal, supplied an assist, recorded three blocked shots and served two PIM in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Hurricanes.
Slafkovsky helped the Canadiens both tie the game and take the lead in Tuesday's contest. The 21-year-old winger has racked up five goals and six assists during his seven-game point streak. Overall, he is up to 28 goals, 35 assists, 152 shots on net, 93 hits and 69 blocked shots across 70 games this season. The No. 1 overall selection from the 2022 NHL Entry Draft is emerging into one of the league's best category-coverage forwards.
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Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky: Nets early power-play tally
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Slafkovsky scored a power-play goal and blocked three shots in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Senators.
Slafkovsky has three goals and four assists over five contests in March. The 21-year-old has earned three of those seven points on the power play, including his opening goal just 1:16 into this game. He's up to 24 goals, 53 points (21 on the power play), 133 shots on net, 86 hits, 61 blocked shots, 44 PIM and a plus-5 rating over 64 outings this season. He continues to offer strong all-around performances from a top-line role.
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Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky: Dishes pair of assists
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Slafkovsky recorded two assists, including one on the power play, in Friday's 6-5 shootout loss to the Ducks.
Slafkovsky has four helpers, including two on the power play, over four games since the Olympics. The 21-year-old had his moment in Italy, earning eight points over six games for Slovakia, and the momentum has carried over to the resumption of the NHL schedule. Slafkovsky was on the top line Friday, and he'll have even more upside if he stays there a while. He's up to 49 points (19 on the power play), 124 shots on net, 85 hits, 57 blocked shots, 44 PIM and a plus-5 rating through 61 appearances.
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Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky: Two points in loss to Sweden
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Slafkovsky produced an even-strength goal and a power-play assist in Slovakia's 5-3 loss to Sweden in Olympic round-robin play Saturday.
The 21-year-old winger for the Canadiens continues to shine on the global stage. Slafkovsky racked up three goals and six points in three games to power Slovakia to a 2-1 record in the preliminary round. However, it's unclear if his efforts were enough to earn his team a bye to the quarterfinals, with Sweden and Finland also headed for 2-1 records.
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Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky: Powers Slovak offense in victory
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Slafkovsky scored two goals, including one on the power play, and added an assist in Slovakia's 4-1 win over Finland on Wednesday at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
The Canadiens winger carried the Slovakian team offensively to a huge win with his multi-point performance. He opened the scoring with a move around Juuse Saros in the first period at the 7:45 mark, and then gave Slovakia a 3-1 lead with a rocket shot from long range with 9:30 left in the contest. Slafkovsky has nine goals through his first eight Olympic games. Slovakia will face Italy on Friday in the second game of the tournament for both squads.
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Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky: Scores vs. Buffalo
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Slafkovsky recorded a power-play goal and took seven shots on goal in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Sabres.
Slafkovsky hadn't scored in back-to-back games since late December, but he accomplished that feat with a wrister at the 11:20 mark of the first period after also lighting the lamp Thursday against the Avalanche. The surging winger has points in three of his last four contests and tallied 16 points (eight goals, eight assists) across 16 games in January.
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Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky: Ties career goal mark
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Slafkovsky had a goal and an assist in a 7-3 win over the Avalanche on Thursday.
The goal was Slafkovsky's 20th this season. That ties his career mark, which he set in 2023-24. The growth in his game has been steady -- those 20 goals have come in 54 games, as opposed to the 82 it took him to set his mark. Slafkovsky has 20 goals, 23 assists, 81 hits and 107 shots in 54 games. That's a pace that would see him set a new career mark, but his hits are way down from last season's 194 (79 games).
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Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky: Scores pair of goals
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Slafkovsky scored two goals, placed two shots on net, recorded two blocks and dished out four hits in Saturday's 6-5 overtime win over the Senators.
Slafkovsky scored on a power play less than three minutes into regulation before he later cut Montreal's deficit in half with his second goal of the night. He is up to 19 goals, 40 points, 95 shots on net, 75 hits and 49 blocks across 49 games this season. Not only has the 21-year-old winger made a strong impact offensively with 20 points over his last 15 games, but he has excelled without the puck as well. His 49 blocks are tied for ninth among NHL forwards with his linemate Oliver Kapanen. Slafkovsky is on pace to easily surpass last season's career high of 51 points over 79 regular-season games. His all-around play warrants him strong fantasy value for the foreseeable future.
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Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky: Racking up points in last 10 games
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Slafkovsky had a goal and an assist in a 6-2 win over the Panthers on Thursday.
Slafkovsky is on a three-game, five-point streak (two goals, three assists), and he has 15 points, including seven goals, in his last 10 games. Interestingly enough, Slafkovsky's goal Thursday came without a shot -- he was awarded an empty-net goal late in the third when Carter Verhaeghe slashed his stick and broke it as the big forward was driving the net. Overall, Slafkovsky has 16 goals, 19 assists, 42 PIM, plus-10 and 88 shots in 44 games.
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Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky: Another multi-point effort
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Slafkovsky recorded a power-play goal and an even-strength assist in Sunday's 4-3 overtime win over the Stars.
Slafkovsky recorded his two scoring contributions in the second period, assisting on Oliver Kapanen's goal at 11:59 and then burying a slap shot past Jake Oettinger with 1:21 left in the frame. The 21-year-old winger continues to thrive in an expanded role and has been delivering solid numbers as a top-six forward. He has posted five multi-point games in his last seven contests, totaling five goals and six assists in that span.
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Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky: Continues to produce
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Slafkovsky recorded a goal and an assist in Thursday's 7-5 win over the Hurricanes.
Slafkovsky went pointless in the 3-2 win over the Panthers on Dec. 30, but that's the only game in his last six outings in which he hasn't been able to crack the scoresheet while posting four multi-point efforts in that stretch. Slafkovsky has been on a tear in recent weeks and has notched 17 points (seven goals, 10 assists) in 16 games since the beginning of December.
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Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky: Extends hot streak
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Slafkovsky recorded two goals and an assist in Sunday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Lightning.
Slafkovsky was the best player for the Canadiens in their third-period rally, participating in three of the team's four goals and netting the equalizer with only four seconds left in regulation. Slafkovsky has been playing at a high level lately and is riding a four-game point streak, earning three multi-point performances and eight points overall (four goals, four helpers) in that stretch.
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Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky: Scores power-play goal
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Slafkovsky scored a power-play goal in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Penguins.
Slafkovsky opened the scoring for Montreal with a snap shot at the 16:41 mark of the first period. This goal also ended a prolonged eight-game slump for Slafkovsky, whose previous goal had come against the Jets on Dec. 3. The 21-year-old winger has done a good job of navigating through the ups and downs this season, and he's tallied 21 points (10 goals, 11 assists) in 35 games. He's just short of the pace needed to reach the 50-point plateau for a third consecutive campaign.
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Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky: Scores, assists in win
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Slafkovsky recorded a goal and an assist in Friday's 4-1 win over the Golden Knights.
The 21-year-old winger posted his first multi-point game since Oct. 25, when he had a goal and an assist in a 4-3 road win over the Canucks. Slafkovsky also snapped a long 10-game goal drought, as his previous strike had come in a 4-3 win over the Senators on Nov. 1. The Canadiens have won six of the seven games in which the promising winger has found the twine this season.
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Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky: Pads lead on power play
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Slafkovsky scored a power-play goal on two shots and added two hits in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Red Wings.
Slafkovsky's goal late in the second period was enough to chase John Gibson from his Detroit debut. Through two contests, Slafkovsky has a goal, eight shots, four hits and a minus-2 rating while playing on the top line. The 21-year-old had a career-high 51 points in 79 regular-season games in 2024-25, and he'll be looking to take his offense to the next level this year without sacrificing any physicality.
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Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky: Adds helper Friday
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Slafkovsky notched an assist, two hits and a minus-2 rating in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Senators.
Slafkovsky ended a three-game point slump, his longest since before the 4 Nations Face-Off. The 21-year-old winger has 49 points over 76 outings, one point shy of matching his total from last season. He's added 189 hits, 58 blocked shots, 43 PIM and a plus-1 rating this year. Slafkovsky is positioning himself as a power forward for years to come.
