Newhook scored a goal in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Rangers.
Newhook has been solid lately with three goals and five assists over his last eight games, though he's had three multi-point efforts in that span. The 23-year-old has centered the second line for much of the campaign when healthy, and he's now reached the 30-point mark for the third year in a row. He has 13 goals, 17 assists, 75 shots on net and a minus-14 rating over 50 appearances.
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Canadiens' Alex Newhook: Another two helpers
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Newhook recorded two assists, one shot and two penalty minutes in Thursday's 7-4 loss to the Lightning.
Newhook's garnered four assists over the last two games, leaving him with 29 points through 48 contests. The 2019 first-round pick of the Avalanche never took off in Colorado, but he's been more productive in Montreal. Newhook may have had a breakout campaign in 2023-24 had he not missed 27 games due to an ankle injury.
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Canadiens' Alex Newhook: Helps twice in win
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Newhook logged two assists, including one on the power play, in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Panthers. He also had three shots and a block.
He had a secondary role on goals scored by Joel Armia and Nick Suzuki, upping Newhook to 15 assists and 27 points through 47 games. The second-line center has five points (two goals, three assists) over the last five contests.
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Canadiens' Alex Newhook: Logs assist in win
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Newhook had an assist, three shots on net and one block in Tuesday's 2-1 win over Colorado.
Newhook's shot from the point led to Joel Armia's game-winning tally late in the first period. Newhook has three points over the last two games and is up to 25 through 44 contests. He's within shouting distance of the career-high 33 points (71 games) he had in 2021-22, when Newhook was a member of the Avalanche.
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Canadiens' Alex Newhook: Scores twice in win
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Newhook scored two goals in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Kraken.
The pair of tallies bring Newhook to 12 goals and 24 points through 43 games this season. At 0.55 points per game, he's posting the best points-per-game rate of his career, even if the counting totals aren't quite at his career-best marks. Newhook's also taking fewer shots per game than he has in any other season when he was an NHL regular, and the 23-year-old forward's production in 2023-24 is bolstered by a 19.0 shooting percentage, which will be tough to sustain over a larger sample of games.
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Canadiens' Alex Newhook: Picks up scoring pace
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Newhook had an assist, one block and one hit in Thursday's 3-0 win over Columbus.
His secondary helper on Joshua Roy's goal extended Newhook's point streak to three games. It took a couple of games coming back from a lengthy absence, but Newhook has found a scoring groove. He has three goals and six assists over the last 13 contests.
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Canadiens' Alex Newhook: Strikes on power play
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Newhook scored a power-play goal on one shot in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Maple Leafs. He added a blocked shot and two hits to his line.
Newhook beat Ilya Samsonov with a snap shot early in the third for his 10th goal of the season. He has points in five of the last six contests, including two power-play tallies. Newhook, who has a 17.2 shooting percentage over 37 games, is closing in on the career-high 14 goals he scored over 82 tilts last season with Colorado.
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Canadiens' Alex Newhook: Helps on lone goal
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Newhook had an assist, two shots on net and four penalty minutes in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Hurricanes.
Newhook broke up a Carolina clearing attempt and fed Joshua Roy for the Canadiens' lone goal. It was the fourth point in the last five games for Newhook, who has 20 points (nine goals, 11 assists) through 36 games. Unfortunately for the second-line center, a 27-game absence due to an ankle injury put a crimp in a season that started with promise.
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Canadiens' Alex Newhook: Logs assist with skate
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Newhook had an assist, three shots on net and one block in Saturday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Lightning.
A Tampa Bay pass in Montreal's end caromed off Newhook's skate and led to a two-on-one rush that finished with Joel Armia giving the Canadiens a 1-0 lead 1:27 into the game. It was the third straight game with a point for Newhook, who has six points over the last nine contests.
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Canadiens' Alex Newhook: Strikes on power play
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Newhook scored a power-play goal on four shots, blocked one shot and delivered two hits in Thursday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Panthers.
Newhook gave Montreal its only lead of the game when he finished a feed from Cole Caufield for his first power-play tally of the season. The 23-year-old Newhook has scored on a blistering 18 percent of his shots (nine goals, 50 shots) this season.
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Canadiens' Alex Newhook: Sets up goal
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Newhook had an assist, one shot on net and one hit in Tuesday's 4-2 win over Arizona.
Newhook and Joshua Roy led the break out of Montreal's end that resulted in a Joel Armia tally for the game's first goal. Newhook has one goal and three assists over the nine games since returning from an ankle injury.
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Canadiens' Alex Newhook: Scores first goal since return
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Newhook scored a goal on two shots and delivered one hit over 18:27 of ice time in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Capitals.
After linemate Joel Armia won a puck battle with two Washington defenders, Newhook picked up the loose puck and beat Darcy Kuemper after his first shot was blocked. It was the first goal for Newhook since he returned from a high-ankle sprain five games ago. He's up to eight goals on 43 shots (18.6 shooting percentage) through 28 contests.
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Canadiens' Alex Newhook: Garners first point since return
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Newhook had a power-play assist, two shots on net and two blocks over 20:37 of ice time in Tuesday's 5-0 win over Anaheim.
As part of some chaos in front of netminder Lukas Dostal, Newhook controlled a rebound that eventually led to a Nick Suzuki tally. It was Newhook's first point in three games since returning from a 27-game absence due to a high-ankle sprain. At even strength, Newhook has skated on the third line since his return, but he was immediately put back on the top power-play unit. The fourth-year forward has 14 points (four on the power play) over 26 games this year.
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Canadiens' Alex Newhook: Returns to action
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Newhook had three shots on net and one hit over 18:52 of ice time in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Stars.
Newhook returned to action after missing 27 games due to a high-ankle sprain. He skated on the third line and resumed a role on the top power-play unit (5:33 PPTOI). With Sean Monahan traded to Winnipeg, the Canadiens are looking at Newhook for depth scoring.
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Canadiens' Alex Newhook: Expected back Saturday
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Newhook (ankle) is expected to play Saturday afternoon against Dallas, Herb Zurkowsky of the Montreal Gazette reports. The game is scheduled for 1:00 pm ET.
Newhook, who hasn't played since Nov. 30, worked with the first power-play unit during Friday's practice. Prior to the injury, he occupied a top-six role that included stints on the wing alongside Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield. It looks like Juraj Slafkovsky has achieved a level of comfort on the top line, so Newhook could return to the second line. The 23-year-old Newhook got off to a promising start with Montreal, posting 13 points over the first 23 games. He also had six points over seven outings before getting injured.
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Canadiens' Alex Newhook: Traveling with team
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Newhook (ankle) won't play against Washington on Tuesday but is traveling with the team, Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports.
Newhook's presence on the trip should be taken as a step in the right direction. Prior to his 26-game absence, the 23-year-old center was putting together a decent 2023-24 campaign with seven goals and six assists in 23 outings, including three power-play points.
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Canadiens' Alex Newhook: Getting close to return
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General manager Kent Hughes said Friday that Newhook (ankle) is getting close to a return, Arpon Basu of The Athletic reports.
Newhook suffered a high-ankle sprain Nov. 30 and has missed the last 26 games. Newhook was expected to miss 10-12 weeks, which would see him back in action by Feb. 10 against Dallas at the earliest. Newhook should serve as the second-line center upon his return, as the Canadiens dealt Sean Monahan to the Jets on Friday. Newhook has seven goals and 13 points in 23 contests this season.
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Canadiens' Alex Newhook: Out 10-12 weeks
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Newhook is expected to miss the next 10-12 weeks with a high-ankle sprain, per Arpon Basu of The Athletic. He was moved to injured reserve Saturday, per CapFriendly.
Newhook, who has been seeing time in first line and action on the second-unit power-play unit, is a big loss for the Canadiens. He has produced seven goals and 13 points in 23 games during his first season in Montreal after being acquired from Colorado in June. Per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports, Sean Monahan and Cole Caufield are slated to rejoin Nick Suzuki on Montreal's top line.
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Canadiens' Alex Newhook: Leaves game Thursday
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Newhook (lower body) was unable to finish Thursday's game versus the Panthers, Marc Dumont of Montreal Hockey Now reports.
Newhook left the game on one leg after sustaining the injury. The 22-year-old will be evaluated further Friday, leaving his status in doubt for Saturday's game against the Red Wings. Michael Pezzetta would likely join the lineup if Newhook can't play against Detroit.
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Canadiens' Alex Newhook: Scores in road win
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Newhook scored a goal on two shots and had two hits over 14:52 of ice time in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Blue Jackets.
Newhook helped close out Montreal's five-game road trip with a win when he took advantage of a favorable deflection off a Kaiden Guhle shot to beat Elvis Merzlikins glove side in the first period. It was the third goal on the trip for Newhook, who is enjoying life on the top line with Nick Suzuki and Brendan Gallagher. A 2019 first-round draft pick of the Avalanche, Newhook is getting more ice time for his new club -- three more minutes per game than he averaged in Colorado -- and he's headed for his most productive season. Newhook has seven goals, 13 points and 31 shots (22.6 shooting percentage) while averaging 16:38 of ice time through 22 games.
