| 5/5/2013 1:24:00 PM |
Description: Montreal left wing Max Pacioretty (upper body) and Brian Gionta (upper body) will be game-time decisions for Game 3 Sunday against Ottawa. | Insight: Montreal beat Ottawa 3-1 in Game 2 to knot the series at one game apiece despite not having Pacioretty or Gionta. | | |
| 5/3/2013 1:24:00 PM |
Description: Montreal left wing Max Pacioretty will miss Game 2 against the Senators Friday due to an upper-body injury. | Insight: The Canadiens will be missing two top-six forwards in Pacioretty and Brian Gionta (upper body), as well as Lars Eller. They'll need Michael Ryder, Tomas Plekanec, Rene Bourque and Alex Galchenyuk to step up after dropping Game 1 at home. | | |
| 4/23/2013 10:05:00 PM |
Description: Montreal left wing Max Pacioretty notched his 14th goal of the season Tuesday against the Devils. | Insight: Pacioretty extended his scoring streak to five games with the goal. He has five goals and 12 points over 12 games in April and 38 points in 42 games this season. | | |
| 4/9/2013 7:11:00 PM |
Description: Montreal left wing Max Pacioretty (lower body) will play Tuesday against the Capitals. | Insight: Pacioretty left Monday's practice early was considered questionable. He has 11 goals and 30 points in 34 games. | | |
| 4/9/2013 4:29:00 PM |
Description: Montreal left wing Max Pacioretty (lower body) is questionable for Tuesday's game against Washington. | Insight: Pacioretty left Monday's practice early and is day-to-day, according to the Montreal Gazette. He has 11 goals and 30 points in 34 games. | | |
| 4/1/2013 10:43:00 PM |
Description: Montreal left wing Max Pacioretty scored two goals Monday in a victory over the Hurricanes. | Insight: Pacioretty had been held scoreless in his previous five games prior to Monday's outing. He's tied with defenseman P.K. Subban for the team lead in scoring (28 points). | | |
| Hot | 2/27/2013 10:23:00 PM |
Description: Canadiens left wing Max Pacioretty lit the lamp twice Wednesday against Toronto. | Insight: Pacioretty has flourished in the second half of February. Since Feb. 16, he has six goals and 10 points in seven games. The winger had 33 goals last season so we're used to this type of production. | | |
| 2/24/2013 5:41:00 PM |
Description: Canadiens left wing Max Pacioretty will not be suspended for his hit on Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh Saturday night in Montreal. | Insight: Pacioretty only received a two-minute boarding penalty so we weren't expecting him to be disciplined any further. Pacioretty (four goals, nine assists in 14 games in 2013) will look to put this incident behind him when he returns to the ice Monday against Ottawa. | | |
| 2/24/2013 12:44:00 PM |
Description: Canadiens left wing Max Pacioretty will have a phone hearing with NHL Director of Player Safety Brendan Shanahan Sunday afternoon for his hit on Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh Saturday night. SOURCE: tsn.com | Insight: Pacioretty boarded McDonagh during the second period, forcing the blueliner from the game. Pacioretty has been suspended before by the NHL -- he was given a three-game ban in December 2011 for hitting Penguins defenseman Kris Letang in the head. Rangers coach John Tortorella voiced his frustration with the hit after the game. | | |
| Hot | 2/21/2013 10:32:00 PM |
Description: Canadiens left wing Max Pacioretty has four goals over his last three games. | Insight: Pacioretty had two goals Thursday against the Islanders. He didn't have any goals over his first 10 games so he's making up for lost time. | | |
| 2/19/2013 9:57:00 PM |
Description: Canadiens left wing Max Pacioretty scored his first goal of the season Monday and didn't wait long to notch his second goal. He helped Montreal tie Tuesday's game against the Rangers 1-1 in the second period. | Insight: Pacioretty missed several games at the end of January after having an emergency appendectomy but he returned quickly and is back playing at a high level. The winger has 11 points with 36 SOG in 12 games. | | |
| 2/18/2013 10:20:00 PM |
Description: Canadiens left wing Max Pacioretty played through a rib injury Monday against Carolina and ended up scoring his first goal of the season. | Insight: Pacioretty dished out his ninth assist to make it an even 10 points for the season. Pacioretty will probably have plenty of friends and family in attendance when he travels to New York to take on the Rangers Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden (he grew up in nearby New Canaan, Connecticut). | | |
| 2/17/2013 2:03:00 PM |
Description: Montreal left wing Max Pacioretty injured his ribs Saturday in a win against Philadelphia. | Insight: Pacioretty (eight assists in 10 games) had two assists before his departure. Pacioretty's status for Monday night's game against the Hurricanes is up in the air so fantasy owners should have a replacement ready just in case. | | |
| 2/3/2013 7:11:00 PM |
Description: Canadians winger Max Pacioretty made an earlier-than-expected return to action Sunday, just eight days after having an emergency appendectomy. At the time of the surgery, he was expected to miss 3-4 weeks. Pacioretty had one assist, one SOG and a plus-2 Sunday to help Montreal beat Ottawa. | Insight: Pacioretty led Montreal with 65 points (33 G, 32 A) in 2011-12, which was more than double his production of the previous season. He was a strong fantasy contributor in other categories as well, attempting 286 shots with 56 PIM. The forward hasn't scored his first goal yet but he does have five assists in four games. | | |
| 2/1/2013 5:29:00 PM |
Description: Canadians winger Max Pacioretty might be back sooner than expected. He was projected to miss 3-4 weeks after having an emergency appendectomy but he is already skating with the team. | Insight: Pacioretty led Montreal with 65 points (33 G, 32 A) in 2011-12, which was more than double his production of the previous season. He was a strong fantasy contributor in other categories as well, attempting 286 shots with 56 PIM. | | |
| 1/26/2013 8:49:00 PM |
Description: Canadians winger Max Pacioretty will miss 3-4 weeks after having an emergency appendectomy on Saturday. | Insight: Pacioretty led Montreal with 65 points (33 G, 32 A) in 2011-12, which was more than double his production of the previous season. He was a strong fantasy contributor in other categories as well, attempting 286 shots with 56 PIM. Missing 3-4 weeks in this lockout-shortened season could mean sitting out 12-15 games. | | |
| 9/24/2012 11:29:00 AM |
Description: Canadians winger Max Pacioretty with play with Ambri-Piotta in the Swiss League until the end of the lockout. | Insight: The 23-year-old Pacioretty led Montreal with 65 points (33 G, 32 A) which was more than double his production of the previous season. He played primarily on a line with Erik Cole (61 pts) and David Desharnais (60 pts). | | |
