Montreal Canadiens winger Cole Caufield scored in a third consecutive game and added an assist as the team took down the Devils 3-2 on the road Wednesday. He set up Juraj Slafkovsky for a first-period goal and played the hero himself late in the third, with Caufield's 14th goal of the season turning out to be the game-winning tally. The young Montreal forward sits among the league leaders in game-winners this season, having produced six such goals. He's had a fine season on the first line, totaling 33 points across 44 games with 158 shots on goal.
Cole Caufield Nets Seventh Career Overtime Winner Thursday
Montreal Canadiens forward Cole Caufield scored his seventh career overtime winner on Thursday as the Habs took down the Red Wings by a 3-2 score. The young sniper beat Red Wings netminder James Reimer on a wrist shot on the blocker side 4:16 into the extra frame. It was a power-play marker, Caufield's second such goal on the season. The 22-year-old is off to a nice start to the season with five goals and 13 points across 13 games with a hefty 52 shots on goal in that time. He continues to display excellent chemistry with center Nick Suzuki on the club's formidable top line as Suzuki picked up his 12th point in 13 games on Caufield's OT winner. He continues to be an elite fantasy option given his production and impressive shot volume.
Cole Caufield Collects Three Points, Including OT Winner
Montreal Canadiens winger Cole Caufield put on a show on Thursday, leading the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. After going down 3-1 to the Jackets in the second period, Caufield took over the game. He notched a pair of powerplay assists to help the Habs send the game to overtime, then scored the OT winner on a snipe from just above the circle. The 22-year-old appears primed to break out, posting four goals and five assists for nine points in seven games so far this season. He should close in on 40 goals this year if he can stay healthy.
Cole Caufield Fully Recovered From Shoulder Surgery
Montreal Canadiens right wing Cole Caufield has announced he's fully recovered from shoulder surgery ahead of the new season. "It feels better than it did before, I can tell you that," Caufield said at the Canadiens golf tournament Monday. "So, I'm really excited, ready to go, and it feels 100 percent." Caufield's 2022-23 campaign was cut short in January by a torn labrum. He was enjoying a good sophomore season in the league before suffering the injury, posting 26 goals and 36 points in 46 games. The 22-year-old is among Montreal's biggest offensive threats and should continue where he left off in 2023-24. Hopefully, he can avoid injuries this time around.
Cole Caufield Signs Eight-Year Deal To Remain In Montreal
Montreal Canadiens forward Cole Caufield has officially agreed to an eight-year contract extension with the Canadiens, valued at $7.85 million per year, totaling $62.8 million. Despite being sidelined for most of the 2022-23 season due to a shoulder injury, Caufield did reach a personal best with 26 goals and 10 assists in 46 regular season contests. With the new agreement, Caufield is now the second-highest-paid player in Montreal behind Nick Suzuki, who earns $7.87 million annually. The crafty 22-year-old will significantly impact fantasy hockey next season should he not have any lingering issues with his shoulder.
Montreal Canadiens winger Cole Caufield has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a shoulder injury. He is set to undergo surgery on his right shoulder. According to head coach Martin St. Louis, Caufield already hurt his shoulder earlier in the season and had been playing through the injury. The 22-year-old still managed 26 goals in 46 games and had 10 assists. He is expected to be fully ready for the start of training camp and will head into the next campaign with 53 goals and 84 points posted in 123 career appearances.
Montreal Canadiens winger Cole Caufield played a part in both of the team's goals in Sunday's 2-1 victory against the Rangers, logging a power-play assist and hitting the game-winning goal. The young winger now boasts three multi-point efforts from his last eight appearances. The times are tough for Montreal, but Caufield has been one of the few players on the team to actually enjoy a good campaign. He is sharing the 10th spot on the league's goals list with 26 markers and has posted 36 points overall in 44 games. Nick Suzuki, who set Caufield up for the game-winner on Sunday, is the only player on the Canadiens roster with more points (37).
Montreal Canadiens winger Cole Caufield (upper body) is expected to be in the lineup Wednesday against the Senators. He was shaken up by the Flames' Trevor Lewis in Monday's game, exiting with an upper-body injury, but the 21-year-old traveled to Ottawa with the team and was on the ice Wednesday morning. Caufield saw a three-game goal streak end on Monday, and it's been a superb campaign for him from top to bottom, with the talented winger posting a team-high 16 goals and nine assists in 28 games. He has scored in three straight meetings with the Senators.
Montreal Canadiens winger Cole Caufield suffered a game-ending injury early in the second period against Calgary on Monday. He was hurt when he took a bit hit from Calgary's Trevor Lewis and Caufield was ruled out with an upper-body injury after featuring for just 8:05 in the game. Montreal eventually got a 2-1 shootout win without Caufield, but he's the team's leading goal-scorer and it's going to be a bad blow if the 21-year-old is forced to miss time. Caufield is on 16 goals and 25 points for the year with 96 shots. Mike Hoffman picked up most of Caufield's minutes on the first line Monday and he could find himself in a bigger role again for Wednesday's clash with the Senators.
Cole Caufield Goes For Three Points In Saturday's Win
Montreal Canadiens winger Cole Caufield had one of his best games of the season Saturday against Philadelphia, contributing with two goals and an assist in a 5-4 shootout win. He notched a power-play in the first period and brought the drama in the third, scoring a game-tying goal with only three seconds left to play. Caufield fired off a game-high six shots on goal in the contest and had four further efforts miss the target in nearly 23 minutes of action. The 21-year-old is developing really nicely for the Canadiens and has picked up 11 goals and eight assists in 18 games this season. He reached his 38th goal in his 95th career game and only three players among those to debut with Montreal in the past 80 years have lit the lamp more prior to their 100th game.
Montreal Canadiens winger Cole Caufield produced his first career hat trick as the team completed its season with a huge 10-2 victory over Florida on Friday. The 21-year-old had a goal in each period and also led all skaters with nine shots. Caufield finished his rookie campaign with 23 goals and 43 points in 67 games. He struggled to kick into gear at the start of the season but came to life after Martin St. Louis take over the coaching job. The talented winger notched 35 points in 37 games under the new regime. He will definitely be one of the players to watch in 2022-23 and could make a massive impact.
Montreal Canadiens winger Cole Caufield produced a special moment in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to Arizona, scoring twice inside eight seconds in the second period. He scored on the power play 18:47 into the period and quickly found the net again to make it 5-3. The young winger tied Maurice Richard for the third-fastest two goals by a Canadiens player. Caufield now boasts 11 goals and 27 points in 45 games, with 19 of his points coming in 15 games since Martin St. Louis took over the team.
Montreal Canadiens right wing Cole Caufield handed out two assists in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to Nashville, helping Nick Suzuki to a power-play goal early in the second period and combining with Tyler Toffoli in the third to set up Brett Kulak for his first marker of the season The 20-year-old now has eight points for the season with half of them coming across his past four games. Caufield hasn't yet gotten a proper chance to shine, but it looks like the Canadiens are heading nowhere and Josh Anderson (upper body) has just dropped out of the lineup for a few weeks, so the young American should see his role increase.
Montreal Canadiens forward Cole Caufield will be sidelined for about a week after suffering an upper-body injury in his team's intrasquad scrimmage on Sunday. As a result, the 20-year-old will likely miss his team's next three pre-season games but should still be ready to go by the Habs' season-opener on October 13. Having burst onto the scene with five points in 10 regular-season games and then 12 points in 20 ensuing playoff contests, Caufield is a favorite to take home league hardware as the Rookie of the Year in 2021-2022. Caufield is currently #95 in Yahoo's pre-season rankings and could return even better value to his fantasy owners this year given his supreme talent-level.
Cole Caufield Scores First Career NHL Goal In Victory
Montreal Canadiens right wing Cole Caufield found the back of the net for his first career NHL goal in Saturday's 3-2 overtime victory against the Senators. The 20-year-old scored the game-winning goal off of a tap-in thanks to defenseman Jeff Petry's nice set up play, helping the Canadiens earn a crucial two points as the battle for the final Playoff spot in the North division continues. Caufield is worth adding across standard re-draft fantasy formats, while he is a must-own player in dynasty leagues after his dominant run at the University of Wisconsin and quick start at the AHL level earlier this season.
