Best Off-Season Acquisitions
Canadiens getting big returns early
Given how the night went for the Montreal Canadiens, I thought it might be a good time to look at the best off-season additions based on their production so far this season:
Best Off-Season Additions
Tyler Toffoli, LW, Montreal (9 G, 4 A in 10 GP)
Has eight goals in five games against Vancouver.
Jacob Markstrom, G, Calgary (.924 SV% in 7 GP)
Living up to expectations as the top goaltender from the free agent market.
Taylor Hall, LW, Buffalo (1 G, 8 A in 10 GP)
Low-percentage finisher right now but creating offense, as expected.
Torey Krug, D, St. Louis (1 G, 4 A in 10 GP)
Not having big power play impact yet but 5-on-5 results have been impressive.
Carter Verhaeghe, LW, Florida (5 G, 2 A in 6 GP)
Moving to the Panthers first line has agreed with Verhaeghe.
Devon Toews, D, Colorado (3 G, 2 A in 8 GP)
Smooth puck mover fits well with high-tempo Avalanche.
Josh Anderson, RW, Montreal (6 G, 2 A in 10 GP)
Power forward has rare speed for his size and fits well alongside a playmaking center like Nick Suzuki.
Tyson Barrie, D, Edmonton (1 G, 8 A in 12 GP)
Started slowly but starting to pick up, at least offensively.
Craig Smith, RW, Boston (3 G, 2 A in 8 GP)
Great value addition who creates secondary offense.
Chris Tanev, D, Calgary (1 G, 1 A in 9 GP)
Has brought defensive stability to the Flames.
Alex Pietrangelo, D, Vegas (1 G, 3 A in 7 GP)
Some possession struggles but it is very early in his new location.
Anthony Duclair, RW, Florida (0 G, 6 A in 6 GP)
A bargain addition for the Panthers who is also getting a chance to play with Barkov.
Paul Stastny, C, Winnipeg (2 G, 4 A in 10 GP)
A reliable second-line center who is about to move when Pierre-Luc Dubois is cleared to play.
Mike Hoffman, LW, St. Louis (2 G, 3 A in 9 GP)
Proven sniper is off to a modest start with the Blues.
Nate Schmidt, D, Vancouver (1 G, 2 A in 13 GP)
Canucks getting better of shot and goal counts when Schmidt is on the ice.
Brandon Saad, LW, Colorado (5 G, 3 A in 11 GP)
Started slowly but offense has picked up.
Zdeno Chara, D, Washington (2 G, 2 A in 10 GP)
Big Z still playing more than 20 minutes per game.
Jake Allen, G, Montreal (.930 SV% in 4 GP)
Thriving in backup role with Habs.
Justin Schultz, D, Washington (2 G, 4 A in 8 GP)
After no points in five games, had six in the next three before getting hurt.
Kasperi Kapanen, RW, Pittsburgh (2 G, 3 A in 7 GP)
Got a late start to the season but getting a good chance on a scoring line.
Bobby Ryan, RW, Detroit (4 G, 2 A in 9 GP)
Veteran winger has been a power-play threat for the Red Wings.
Honourable Mentions:
Ryan Donato, LW, San Jose (3 G, 2 A in 8 GP)
Joel Edmundson, D, Montreal (1 G, 2 A in 10 GP)
Derick Brassard, C, Arizona (1 G, 4 A in 9 GP)
Michael Del Zotto, D, Columbus (0 G, 4 A in 11 GP)
Eric Staal, C, Buffalo (3 G, 2 A in 10 GP)
Corey Perry, RW, Montreal (1 G, 2 A in 5 GP)
Joe Thornton, C, Toronto (1 G, 1 A in 5 GP)
Troy Stecher, D, Detroit (0 G, 1 A in 10 GP)
Dmitry Kulikov, D, New Jersey (0 G, 1 A in 9 GP)
Drake Caggiula, LW, Arizona (0 G, 4 A in 9 GP)
Tyler Pitlick, RW, Arizona (1 G, 2 A in 9 GP)
Evgenii Dadonov, RW, Ottawa (1 G, 2 A in 10 GP)
Marcus Johansson, LW, Minnesota (2 G, 1 A in 9 GP)
Colin Blackwell, RW, N.Y. Rangers (1 G, 2 A in 4 GP)
Pius Suter, C, Chicago (4 G, 2 A in 11 GP)
Andreas Johnsson, LW, New Jersey (2 G, 1 A in 9 GP)
Alexander Wennberg, C, Florida (0 G, 2 A in 6 GP)
Dominik Kahun, LW, Edmonton (2 G, 1 A in 12 GP)
TUESDAY STARS
DAL C Joe Pavelski 2 G, 2 A in a 6-3 win at Columbus
MTL LW Tyler Toffoli 2 G, 1 A in a 5-3 win vs. Vancouver
DAL LW Jamie Benn 1 G, 2 A in a 6-3 win at Columbus
TUESDAY GAMES
Dallas 6 Columbus 3
CBJ LW Mikhail Grigorenko 1 G, 1 A
DAL C Joe Pavelski 2 G, 2 A (7 G, 7 A in 7 GP)
DAL LW Jamie Benn 1 G, 2 A (2 G, 3 A in 3 GP)
DAL RW Alexander Radulov 1 G, 1 A (3 G, 5 A in 7 GP)
DAL D John Klingberg 2 A (2 G, 8 A in 7 GP)
CBJ RW Patrik Laine played 20:54 and led the Blue Jackets with seven shots attempts, though he managed just two shots on goal. Split his time with Cam Atkinson on the wing but Jack Roslovic or Alexandre Texier down the middle.
Carolina 4 Chicago 3 (SO)
CHI RW Alex DeBrincat 2 A (2 G, 6 A in 7 GP)
CHI LW Dominik Kubalik 2 A (2 G, 6 A in past 8 GP)
CAR LW Warren Foegele 1 G, 1 A
CAR C Jordan Staal 2 A (1 G, 5 A during 4-game point streak)
Arizona 3 St. Louis 4
STL D Vince Dunn 1 G, 1 A (3 G, 2 A in past 6 GP)
STL RW Jordan Kyrou 2 A (5 G, 7 A in 10 GP)
Played a season-high 16:31
STL D Colton Parayko 2 A (1 G, 4 A in past 5 GP)
ARZ C Christian Dvorak 2 G (5 G, 2 A in past 6 GP)
ARZ LW Nick Schmaltz 1 G, 1 A (4 G, 4 A in past 8 GP)
ARZ RW Phil Kessel 2 A
Vancouver 3 Montreal 5
MTL LW Tyler Toffoli 2 G, 1 A (9 G, 4 A in past 8 GP)
MTL RW Josh Anderson 2 G (4 G, 2 A in past 6 GP)
MTL D Jeff Petry 1 G, 1 A (5 G, 8 A in 10 GP)
MTL C Nick Suzuki 2 A (3 G, 8 A in 10 GP)
Calgary 2 Winnipeg 3
CGY LW Matthew Tkachuk 2 G (5 G, 3 A in 9 GP)
Ottawa 2 Edmonton 4
EDM RW Jesse Puljujarvi 2 G
EDM C Connor McDavid 2 A (5 G, 14 A during an 8-game point streak)
EDM D Tyson Barrie 2 A (1 G, 6 A during a 4-game point streak)
Ottawa defenseman Braydon Coburn was on the ice for three goals against during 5-on-5 play.
Minnesota 1 Colorado 2
COL G Philipp Grubauer stopped 27 of 28 shots for the victory.
Notable: Avalanche moved J.T. Compher to the top line between Gabriel Landeskog and Mikko Rantanen.
Anaheim 3 Los Angeles 1
ANA LW Nic Deslauriers 1 G 1 A
Shots/Expected Goals (via Natural Stat Trick)
WEDNESDAY GAME PROBABILITIES
WEDNESDAY DFS VALUE PLAYS
Under $5000 on Draft Kings
TB C Anthony Cirelli $4900 vs. DET
PHI C Scott Laughton $2500 vs. BOS
PHI LW James van Riemsdyk $4700 vs. BOS
BOS RW Craig Smith $3700 at PHI
BOS D Charlie McAvoy $5000 at PHI
TB D Mikhail Sergachev $4100 vs. DET