Anderson sustained a high-ankle sprain Tuesday and won't return this season.
Anderson ended the campaign with 21 goals, 11 assists 164 shots on net, 139 hits and 72 PIM in 69 contests. The winger will likely be good to go for training camp in the fall, where he'll be in consideration for a top-six role once again.
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Canadiens' Josh Anderson: Not playing Thursday
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Anderson (lower body) will miss Thursday's game versus the Bruins, Jean-Francois Chaumont of Le Journal de Montreal reports.
Anderson was hurt late in Tuesday's game versus the Lightning. There's been no clear update on the winger's status yet, so he can be considered day-to-day for now.
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Canadiens' Josh Anderson: Hurt in Tuesday's win
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Anderson (lower body) was hurt after a fall late in the third period, Arpon Basu of The Athletic reports.
Anderson fell and sustained a hard collision while trying to go for an empty-net goal. Given the late nature of his injury, more information isn't expected Tuesday. The Canadiens' next game is Thursday in Boston, but since Anderson needed help getting off the ice, he seems unlikely to be available for that contest.
Anderson picked up an assist in a 5-3 loss to Tampa Bay on Saturday.
He sent a beauty feed to Denis Gurianov, who scored his fourth goal in five games. Anderson has five points (two goals, three assists) in a four-game point streak.
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Canadiens' Josh Anderson: Finishes off Penguins
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Anderson scored an empty-net goal in Tuesday's 6-4 win over Pittsburgh. He added three shots on net, four hits and two penalty minutes to his line over 18:52 of ice time.
Anderson polished off the Penguins with his third goal in the last four contests. The scoring burst tied him for the second on the team with Nick Suzuki at 21 goals, trailing only the injured Cole Caufield (shoulder). The power forward's previous career high was 27 over 82 games in 2018-19 when he was with the Blue Jackets.
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Canadiens' Josh Anderson: Gets two points vs. Avalanche
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Anderson scored a goal and registered an assist in an 8-4 loss to Colorado on Monday.
Anderson's marker came late in the first period to reduce the Avalanche's lead to 4-1. He has 20 goals and 29 points in 65 contests this season. Anderson has two markers and three points over his last three games.
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Canadiens' Josh Anderson: Fires a shortie
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Anderson scored a shorthanded goal in Thursday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Rangers. He also had two shots on net and three hits over 22:06 of ice time.
Chris Tierney and Anderson were off the races after a Patrick Kane turnover, and Anderson fired the puck over Igor Shesterkin's glove for his first shorthanded marker of the season. He's up to 19 goals, second on the team behind Nick Suzuki.
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Canadiens' Josh Anderson: Deals helper
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Anderson notched an assist, two shots on goal, two hits and two PIM in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Ducks.
Trade talk around Anderson didn't materialize into a deal, so the 28-year-old winger should maintain a top-six role with the Canadiens for the rest of the season. He's put it to good use lately with three goals and two helpers over his last seven outings. Anderson has 18 goals, eight assists, 146 shots on net, 114 hits and 66 PIM through 60 appearances.
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Canadiens' Josh Anderson: Tallies on power play
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Anderson scored a power-play goal on two shots in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Kings.
Anderson opened the scoring at 9:14 of the first period on an individual effort. The winger has racked up three goals, one assist and a plus-4 rating over his last six contests. Anderson has 18 tallies, including a career-best four on the power play, and seven helpers through 59 outings. He's also added 144 shots on net, 112 hits, 64 PIM and a minus-8 rating while serving as a power winger in the Canadiens' top six.
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Canadiens' Josh Anderson: Registers assist in Tuesday's win
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Anderson picked up an assist, three shots on goal, two hits and two PIM in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Sharks.
Anderson had gone seven games without a helper, though he managed three goals over that span. The 28-year-old winger helped out on Christian Dvorak's empty-net tally. Anderson is up to 24 points, 142 shots on net, 112 hits, 64 PIM and a minus-8 rating through 58 contests overall.
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Canadiens' Josh Anderson: Records 17th goal of 2022-23
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Anderson scored a goal in Montreal's 5-2 win over the Flyers on Friday.
Anderson found the back of the net at 12:12 of the third period to put Montreal up 5-1. He has 17 goals and 23 points in 56 contests in 2022-23. The 28-year-old was held off the scoresheet in three of his previous four games.
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Canadiens' Josh Anderson: Tallies in loss
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Anderson scored a goal on three shots and added three hits over 17:43 of ice time in Saturday's 5-1 loss to Toronto.
Anderson tipped in a Mike Matheson wrister from the blue line for Montreal's lone goal, which gave the Canadiens a 1-0 lead early in the second period. The tally was Anderson's 16th and gave him eight points in the last 12 games. With Cole Caufield (shoulder) done for the season, Anderson should continue to skate on the top line.
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Canadiens' Josh Anderson: Scores 15th goal of 2022-23
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Anderson netted a goal in Montreal's 6-2 win over Edmonton on Sunday.
Anderson scored a power-play goal at 8:23 of the second period that proved to be the game-winner. It was his 15th marker and 21st point in 51 contests in 2022-23. Anderson's on a three-game scoring streak and has a goal and four points over that stretch.
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Canadiens' Josh Anderson: Records assist in win
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Anderson had an assist, one shot on goal, three hits and one blocked shot over 19:29 of ice time in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Islanders.
Anderson outfought a pair of Islanders in the corner and picked up the secondary assist on Nick Suzuki's first-period score. It was the third assist in two games for Anderson, who has been part of the solution to replace the injured Cole Caufield (shoulder) on the top line.
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Canadiens' Josh Anderson: Records two helpers in loss
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Anderson recorded two assists in Montreal's 5-4 loss to Ottawa on Tuesday.
Anderson has 14 goals and 19 points in 49 contests in 2022-23. Entering Tuesday's action, Anderson had gone 18 straight games without an assist, though he did provide six goals over that span. It's not unusual for the 28-year-old to finish a campaign with more goals than assists, though Anderson wasn't this lopsided in 2021-22, when he recorded 19 markers and 13 helpers in 69 contests.
Anderson scored a goal on four shots in Saturday's 3-2 overtime win over Toronto. The forward added six hits over 18:20 of ice time.
Anderson one-timed a perfect feed from Nick Suzuki for Montreal's first goal to initiate the team's comeback from a 2-0 hole. With Cole Caufield (shoulder) done for the season, coach Martin St. Louis put Anderson on the top line with Suzuki and recent call-up Rem Pitlick, who assisted on Anderson's goal and scored the game winner in OT. Anderson has goals in three straight contests and has shown strong chemistry with Suzuki, who leads the team in assists.
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Canadiens' Josh Anderson: Finishes off Jets
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Anderson scored a goal on his lone shot over 19:02 of ice time in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Jets.
Anderson cruised through the slot and buried a rebound off a Kirby Dach wraparound attempt to seal the victory late in the third period. It was a productive night for Montreal's middle six, which provided all the offense. The second line contributed goals by Anderson and Mike Hoffman with Dach assisting on each. Anderson has 12 goals through 43 games.
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Canadiens' Josh Anderson: Buries game-winner
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Anderson scored the game-winning goal in Saturday's 5-4 win over St. Louis.
Anderson was in position to bang home a loose puck at the side of the net after Jonathan Drouin's shot was stopped. It was the third goal in the last five games for Anderson, who has played with a rotating cast of linemates. He now has 11 goals, ranking third on the team behind Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki.
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Canadiens' Josh Anderson: Scores in loss
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Anderson scored a goal on two shots over 15:18 of ice time in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Predators.
Nashville goalie Juuse Saros was unable to close his glove on Anderson's knuckler, which brought the Canadiens within one goal early in the second period. It was the second goal in three games and 10th of the season for Anderson, who has double-digit tallies in each of three seasons in Montreal.
