Phillip Danault
Danault has been having a bit of a tough season, especially offensively. That line with Gallagher and Tatar is terrific defensively, and they usually score their fair share of goals as well, but they just aren’t going in for Danault this season.
He has been getting chances, and more so lately, but nothing has gone in yet. Like, literally nothing. He has zero goals now in 11 games played.
However, he is a big part of this team as he is the veteran leader among the team’s centres as he acts as a mentor for Nick Suzuki, Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Jake Evans, with the 20 year old Kotkaniemi leading that trio in career games played.
Danault’s like looked like its old self last night, creating chances and getting pucks on net, while also shutting things down defensively. Danault only had one shot, but his line combined for ten with Danault helping out on the forecheck, creating turnovers and getting the puck to his wingers for chances.
Danault would get an assist on Gallagher’s goal, getting the puck to Tatar who fired it on goal and created the chance for Gallagher to knock it in. Danault would then assist on the Habs second goal as well, winning a face-off cleanly to Josh Anderson just before the winger fired it past Matt Murray to pull the Canadiens within one late.