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Top Michael Pezzetta News
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Canadiens' Michael Pezzetta: Ready to rock
Pezzetta (lower body) will play against Calgary on Saturday, per Arpon Basu of The Athletic.
Pezzetta will return to action after missing the last six games due to an injury. He hasn't earned a point in 14 appearances this season while posting seven shots on goal and 36 hits. Pezzetta will replace Patrik Laine (illness) in Saturday's lineup.
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Canadiens' Michael Pezzetta: Remains out Thursday
Pezzetta (lower body) will miss Thursday's clash against Edmonton, per the NHL media site.
Pezzetta hasn't been in the lineup since Feb. 2. He has no points, 10 PIM and 36 hits in 14 appearances with the Canadiens this season. Pezzetta will be in the mix for a fourth-line spot once he's healthy, but there's no guarantee the 26-year-old will draw into the lineup even when he's an option.
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Canadiens' Michael Pezzetta: Still sidelined
Pezzetta (lower body) will not be in the lineup Monday versus the Sabres.
Pezzetta's next chance to return to the lineup will come Thursday in Edmonton. The 26-year-old has not recorded a point and has a minus-4 rating over 14 outings in 2024-25.
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Canadiens' Michael Pezzetta: Not playing Saturday
Pezzetta (lower body) won't be in the lineup for Saturday's matchup versus Buffalo.
Pezzetta will miss his fourth straight game. He is day-to-day, but it remains unclear when he will return to the lineup. Pezzetta hasn't earned a point in 14 appearances this season while posting seven shots on goal and 36 hits.
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Canadiens' Michael Pezzetta: Still out Thursday
Pezzetta (lower body) won't play Thursday versus the Sharks, per the NHL media site.
Pezzetta is set to miss his third straight game. He has practiced earlier in the week in a non-contact capacity. Pezzetta may not be a regular in the Canadiens' lineup once healthy, as he has often been scratched this season.
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Canadiens' Michael Pezzetta: Remains unavailable
Pezzetta (lower body) won't be in the lineup for Tuesday's matchup against Carolina.
Pezzetta will miss his second straight game due to injury but participated in Tuesday's optional practice while wearing a non-contact jersey. He has appeared in 14 games this season and could continue to struggle to crack Montreal's lineup once he is healthy.
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Canadiens' Michael Pezzetta: Not playing Saturday
Pezzetta (lower body) won't play against Ottawa on Saturday, Patrick Friolet of RDS reports.
Pezzetta will miss at least one game after returning from the 4 Nations Face-Off break with an injury. He hasn't earned a point in 14 appearances this season while posting seven shots on goal and 36 hits.
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Canadiens' Michael Pezzetta: Not practicing Tuesday
Pezzetta is not available for Tuesday's practice due to a lower-body injury and will be evaluated on a daily basis.
Pezzetta has been held off the scoresheet while averaging 5:37 of ice time through 14 appearances this season. If he's unable to play Saturday in Ottawa, Montreal will have to make a recall -- the club currently has 12 forwards and six blueliners on its roster.
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Canadiens' Michael Pezzetta: Still battling for spot in lineup
Pezzetta has been scratched in four of the Canadiens' last five games after sitting out Saturday's 4-0 loss to the Devils.
With Owen Beck up from AHL Laval, Pezzetta is once again mainly in the press box. Even when he plays, Pezzetta gets minimal ice time -- he's averaging just 5:37 per game this season. He's failed to record a point while logging only seven shots on net, 36 hits, 10 PIM and a minus-4 rating. The Canadiens don't seem intent on waiving him, but a path to significant ice time isn't open. Pezzetta is best left on the waiver wire in virtually all fantasy formats.
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Canadiens' Michael Pezzetta: Gets playing time as fill-in
Pezzetta has played in three straight games after suiting up in Monday's 5-4 overtime win over the Canucks.
Patrik Laine (illness) has been out for those games, giving Pezzetta a chance to suit up. While he's been listed on the second line officially, Pezzetta has logged an average of 4:46 of ice time across those three games, adding three shots on net and nine hits. He has no points and 18 hits through six outings this season, and he'll likely return to the press box once Laine is healthy enough to play again.
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Canadiens' Michael Pezzetta: No action since late October
Pezzetta was scratched for the 18th consecutive game in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Capitals.
Pezzetta stayed on the roster over Joshua Roy when Patrik Laine returned to action Dec. 3 against the Islanders. Still, Pezzetta is functioning as a 13th forward and hasn't seen game action since Oct. 27 against the Flyers. He'd require waivers to be sent to AHL Laval for anything other than a conditioning stint. Pezzetta has played at least 50 games in each of the past three seasons, but it will be nearly impossible for him to reach that mark in 2024-25.
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Canadiens' Michael Pezzetta: Serving as extra forward
Pezzetta has played in three of the Canadiens' first 12 games after sitting out Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Penguins.
Pezzetta's three appearances so far correspond with Juraj Slafkovsky's absence due to an upper-body injury. Pezzetta has purely been an injury replacement at forward. He has no points, one shot on goal, nine hits, four PIM and two blocked shots. Aside from injuries, Pezzetta could eventually challenge Emil Heineman or Oliver Kapanen for a fourth-line spot. When in the lineup, Pezzetta offers hits and PIM, but he's never had more than 15 points in a single season.
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Canadiens' Michael Pezzetta: Set for training camp
Pezzetta (upper body) is expected to be fully fit ahead of training camp, Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports Monday.
Pezzetta suited up in 61 games for the Canadiens last season in which he tallied three goals and nine helpers while dishing out 242 hits and 29 blocked shots. Despite not playing in a full 82 games, the gritty center still finished in the top 10 in the NHL in hits. Given his limited offensive upside, Pezzetta won't be much of a target in most fantasy formats but could certainly offer some value in banger formats.
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Canadiens' Michael Pezzetta: Won't return to Tuesday's game
Pezzetta (upper body) won't finish Tuesday's game versus the Red Wings.
Pezzetta will end the campaign with 12 points in 61 appearances. He rarely saw anything more than fourth-line minutes with the Canadiens this season. Pezzetta is under contract for 2024-25, so he should be in contention to once again fill a bottom-six spot.
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Canadiens' Michael Pezzetta: Contributes to win
Pezzetta had an assist, two blocked shots and four hits in Sunday's 5-1 win over Seattle.
Pezzetta logged his first point since Feb. 6, a stretch that includes several healthy scratches. He had a classic Pezzetta-like night. On his first shift, he hit Ryker Evans, who didn't return due to a lower-body injury, then Pezzetta's dogged forechecking in the offensive zone led to the first of two Alex Newhook goals. Pezzetta leads Montreal with 205 hits over 49 games, and he's added 11 points this season.
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Canadiens' Michael Pezzetta: Chases goalie in win
Pezzetta scored a goal on one shot and added two hits over 10:08 of ice time in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Capitals.
Following an offensive-zone faceoff, Rafael Harvey-Pinard picked up the loose puck in the corner and fed Pezzetta, who went backhand-forehand for his third goal of the season. The tally was Montreal's third in the first 13 minutes of the game and chased old friend Charlie Lindgren, who spent five seasons with the Canadiens between 2015-19. Pezzetta has 10 points through 39 games and is threatening the career-best 15 points he had over 63 contests last season.
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Canadiens' Michael Pezzetta: Ends goal drought
Pezzetta scored a goal on one shot in Thursday's 6-2 loss to the Senators. He also had one block, three hits and five penalty minutes over 8:47 of ice time.
Pezzetta trailed on a rush and buried a loose puck past Joonas Korpisalo for the final tally of the game. It was Pezzetta's second goal of the season and ended a 24-game run without hitting the back of the net. By now, fantasy managers probably realize the fourth-line forward does not help as a scorer, but Pezzetta is tied for 10th in the NHL with 115 hits and tops the league with 26.29 hits per 60 minutes.
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Canadiens' Michael Pezzetta: On scoring burst
Pezzetta logged an assist and two hits over 9:01 of ice time in Wednesday's 3-2 shootout loss to Philadelphia.
Pezzetta was still on the ice during a line change, and he and Juraj Slafkovsky combined to help on David Savard's goal. It was the third assist in the last four games and the fourth in the last seven for Pezzetta. He has one goal, seven assists, 29 shots, 105 hits, 14 blocks and 28 PIM through 29 games.
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Canadiens' Michael Pezzetta: Garners assist, eight hits in win
Pezzetta had an assist and eight hits over 8:25 of ice time in Saturday's 4-3 shootout win over the Rangers.
Pezzetta won a puck battle on the side wall, which led to Mitchell Stephens feeding Joel Armia for Montreal's third goal. The hard-working Pezzetta has three assists and 27 hits over the last six games.
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Canadiens' Michael Pezzetta: Helps in win
Pezzetta had an assist, two shots on net, two blocked shots and eight hits over 10:46 of ice time in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Stars.
Pezzetta made a nifty pass off the boards back to Johnny Kovacevic, whose slapshot rebounded to Kaiden Guhle for Montreal's second goal. It was the second helper in four games for Pezzetta, who's known more for his grit than enabling scoring chances. The eight hits raised his total to a team-high 91 over 26 games (7:46 TOI per game).
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-1, 216 lbs |
| Birthplace: Toronto, ON |
| Age: 27 |
| Experience: 3 |
| Shoots: Left |