KIRBY DACH NEWS

Maple Leafs score 7 unanswered goals to erase 3-goal deficit and rout Canadiens 7-3

The Toronto Maple Leafs scored seven unanswered goals to overcome a three-goal first-period deficit for a 7-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens

JANUARY 19 • Associated Press

Scores twice Tuesday Dach scored a pair of goals, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 5-3 win over Utah.

Impact Dach gave the Canadiens their first lead with a goal at 18:34 of the second period. He also added an insurance tally late in the third. The 23-year-old has looked good lately with six goals and an assist over his last nine contests. For the season, the second-line center has eight goals, 16 points, 70 shots on net, 70 hits, 32 PIM and a minus-23 rating through 43 appearances, but it looks like his game has taken an upward turn in recent weeks.

JANUARY 15 • ROTOWIRE

Kirby Dach scores twice as Canadiens beat Utah 5-3

Kirby Dach scored twice and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Utah Hockey Club 5-3 on Tuesday night

JANUARY 15 • Associated Press

Strikes on power play Dach scored a power-play goal on two shots in Monday's 5-4 overtime win over the Canucks.

Impact Dach remains on sizzle since the holiday break -- he has four goals and an assist over his last six games. Two of those points have come on the power play, which corresponds with his move to the top unit. The 23-year-old is also on the second line at even strength. Dach has six goals, 14 points, 64 shots on net, 65 hits, 28 PIM, 26 blocked shots and a minus-23 rating over 40 appearances this season, but he's trending in the right direction now.

JANUARY 7 • ROTOWIRE

Nick Suzuki scores in OT to give Canadiens 5-4 win over Canucks

Nick Suzuki scored a power-play goal 48 seconds into overtime and also had two assists as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4

JANUARY 7 • Associated Press

Dach, Caufield score in shootout to lift the Canadiens 2-1 over the Avalanche

Kirby Dach and Cole Caufield scored in the shootout, Jakub Dobes had 22 saves in regulation, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 on Saturday night

JANUARY 5 • Associated Press

Soderblom stops 38 shots as Blackhawks end 5-game skid with 4-2 win over Canadiens

Arvid Soderblom made 38 saves, Nick Foligno scored twice and the Chicago Blackhawks snapped a five-game slide with a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Friday night

JANUARY 4 • Associated Press

Supplies game winner Dach scored a goal on three shots, blocked one shot and had a hit in Tuesday's 3-2 win over Vegas.

Impact Dach completed Montreal's comeback from a 2-0 first-period deficit, when he slid a puck through the five hole of Vegas goalie Adin Hill midway through the third period. It's been a rough start to the season for Dach, who has just five goals over 37 outings, but he along with several other Canadiens have emerged from a funk. He's potted three goals over the last three games.

JANUARY 1 • ROTOWIRE

Dach's goal midway through 3rd period rallies Canadiens to 3-2 win over the Golden Knights

Kirby Dach scored midway through the third period to cap a Montreal Canadiens rally and end the Golden Knights’ six-game winning streak with a 3-2 victory over Vegas on Tuesday aft...

DECEMBER 31, 2024 • Associated Press

Montreal visits Tampa Bay after Dach's 2-goal game

The Montreal Canadiens visit the Tampa Bay Lightning after Kirby Dach scored two goals in the Canadiens' 4-0 win over the Florida Panthers

DECEMBER 29, 2024 • Associated Press

Doubles goal output in win Dach scored two goals on three shots, blocked one shot and had one hit in Saturday's 4-0 win over Florida.

Impact Dach scored 99 seconds into the game, getting barely enough on a feed from Alex Newhook to beat Florida's Spencer Knight. He was perfect on the second tally 12 minutes breaking in alone on Knight and beating him with a backhander. The two strikes upped his goal output to four in 35 outings.

DECEMBER 28, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Dobes gets shutout in NHL debut, Canadiens blank Panthers 4-0

Jakub Dobes stopped 34 shots in his NHL debut, Kirby Dach had his first two-goal game in nearly two years, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Florida Panthers 4-0

DECEMBER 28, 2024 • Associated Press

Finds twine vs. Anaheim Dach scored a goal in Monday's 3-2 shootout win over the Ducks.

Impact Dach found the back of the net in the early stages of the second period, and he did it only 11 seconds after Troy Terry had given Anaheim the lead with a power-play goal. This was Dach's second goal of the season -- and first since Oct. 26 -- and has only nine points across 28 games this season, so he doesn't figure to have a lot of fantasy upside despite holding a top-six role.

DECEMBER 10, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Patrik Laine and Kirby Dach power the Canadiens to a 3-2 shootout win over the Ducks

Patrik Laine scored in regulation and added the winner in the shootout as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2

DECEMBER 10, 2024 • Associated Press

Struggling Canadien Kirby Dach admits knee injury weighs on his mind "In terms of my game, it's frustrating offensively. I haven't been feeling what I normally can do out there. It just takes time."

DECEMBER 4, 2024 • MONTREALGAZETTE.COM

Patrik Laine scores, helps Canadiens to a victory in his return to the ice after nearly a year away

Patrik Laine made a rousing return after a year away from NHL action

DECEMBER 4, 2024 • Associated Press

Laine scores in Montreal debut, Suzuki gets OT winner and Canadiens edge Islanders 2-1

Patrik Laine scored in his highly anticipated Montreal debut, Nick Suzuki scored in overtime, and the Canadiens beat the New York Islanders 2-1

DECEMBER 4, 2024 • Associated Press

Costly penalty leads to loss Dach had four shots on goal, two hits and four PIM in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Rangers.

Impact Dach did some good things Saturday -- he played with an edge and his four SOG were the most since Oct. 26 -- but his double-minor for high-sticking with 2:40 left in a tied game was not one of them. The infraction was more of a failed stick lift than an egregious offense, but that didn't matter when the Rangers eventually potted the winning tally with 24 seconds remaining while Dach was in the penalty box.

DECEMBER 1, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Kakko's late goal lifts Rangers past Canadiens 4-3

Kaapo Kaako scored a power-play goal with 24 seconds left, and the New York Rangers stopped a five-game slide by topping the Montreal Canadiens 4-3

NOVEMBER 30, 2024 • Associated Press

Struggling Canadien Kirby Dach admits knee injury weighs on his mind "In terms of my game, it's frustrating offensively. I haven't been feeling what I normally can do out there. It just takes time."

NOVEMBER 27, 2024 • MONTREALGAZETTE.COM

Goal drought reaches 12 Dach had one shot on net, one hit and finished with a minus-2 rating in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Golden Knights.

Impact Dach's most notable contribution was a giveaway in his own end that resulted in Vegas' second goal. He's now gone 12 games without lighting the lamp, and much of that stretch came while he pulled shifts on the top line. The 23-year-old forward eventually skated on the fourth line in the final period. Dach has one goal, seven assists, 36 shots, 40 hits, 13 blocks, 10 PIM with a team-low minus-15 rating over 20 outings.

NOVEMBER 24, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Ends point slump in Monday's win Dach provided two assists in a 7-5 triumph over Buffalo on Monday.

Impact Dach had the secondary helper on two second-period goals by Nick Suzuki. Entering Monday's game, the 23-year-old Dach didn't have a point in six consecutive outings. He has one goal and six helpers through 16 appearances this season.

NOVEMBER 11, 2024 • ROTOWIRE