JOEL ARMIA NEWS

Evans' goal late in the third period completes Canadiens' rally past Lightning in 3-2 victory

Jake Evans scored the winning goal with 2:15 remaining to rally the Montreal Canadiens past the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2

JANUARY 22 • Associated Press

Seals win Armia scored an empty-net goal in Thursday's 3-1 win over Dallas. He finished with two shots on net, one block and eight hits.

Impact Montreal got goals from three of its lines in winning for the fifth time in the last six games. Armia's tally, his eighth of the season, was his first goal in eight outings. The new year hasn't been kind to him with just two points over the last eight outings.

JANUARY 17 • ROTOWIRE

Newhook and Dobes propel surging Canadiens to 3-1 win over Stars

Alex Newhook’s deflection broke a tie midway through the third period and unbeaten rookie Jakub Dobes made 32 saves as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Dallas Stars 3-1

JANUARY 17 • Associated Press

Nabs helper Monday Armia recorded an assist, four shots on goal and two hits in Monday's 5-4 overtime win over the Canucks.

Impact Armia ended his longest dry spell since the start of December (three games) with a helper on Kaiden Guhle's second-period tally. While he started the season without much offense, Armia has turned things around over the last couple of months to become a decent depth scorer. He has a total of seven goals, 19 points, 58 shots on net, 55 hits and a plus-4 rating over 40 appearances. He's reached the 30-point mark just once in his career in 2019-20, but he's on pace to surpass that mark if he can stay healthy and productive in the second half of 2024-25.

JANUARY 7 • ROTOWIRE

One of each in win Armia had a goal on four shots and an assist in Sunday's 5-2 win over Tampa Bay. He also contributed two hits with plus-2 rating.

Impact Montreal's fourth line continued to supply scoring. Armia set up Jake Evans' game-winning goal in the second period then potted his seventh goal of the season midway through the third. Armia has four goals and three assists over the last seven outings.

DECEMBER 30, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Jake Evans scores for the career-high 5th consecutive game, surging Canadiens beat Lightning 5-2

Jake Evans scored for the career-high fifth consecutive game and the surging Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 on Sunday night

DECEMBER 30, 2024 • Associated Press

Runs streak to four games Armia scored a goal on two shots with a plus-2 rating in Monday's 5-4 loss to the Blue Jackets.

Impact Armia gave Montreal its first and only lead of the game early in the third period. He put himself in position in the slot and golfed home a feed from Jake Evans. It was the sixth goal of the season for Armia, who has points in four consecutive outings. The Canadiens' fourth line, which contributed two tallies in the loss, is responsible for six goals in the last four games.

DECEMBER 24, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Marchenko's late goal lifts Blue Jackets past Canadiens 5-4

Kirill Marchenko scored with 2:12 left in regulation, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 for their second straight home win, rallying after blowing a pai...

DECEMBER 24, 2024 • Associated Press

Contributes helper Armia notched an assist, two shots on goal and a plus-3 rating in Friday's 4-3 win over the Red Wings.

Impact Armia has three goals and an assist over his last seven outings. The helper was his first since Nov. 27, but he's emerged as a key depth scorer for the Canadiens while often filling a fourth-line role. For the season, Armia has 14 points, 43 shots on net, 44 hits and a minus-5 rating through 32 appearances, putting him on pace for his most productive campaign in five years.

DECEMBER 21, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Scores early Armia scored a goal on one shot in Tuesday's 6-1 win over Buffalo.

Impact Armia put Montreal on top just 19 seconds into the game burying a rebound that took a big bounce off the boards. It was the fourth-line forward's third tally in the last six outings and fifth of the season.

DECEMBER 18, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Patrik Laine scores a hat trick in Montreal's 6-1 rout of Buffalo, extending Sabres' free fall

Patrik Laine scored his first hat trick with Montreal and the Canadiens extended the Buffalo Sabres’ winless streak to 11 games with a 6-1 victory

DECEMBER 18, 2024 • Associated Press

Tallies in loss Armia scored a goal on two shots and had two hits in Thursday's 9-2 loss to Pittsburgh.

Impact Montreal's fourth line took advantage of a Pittsburgh line change when Armia finished a pretty passing sequence to pull the Canadiens within a goal at 3-2 late in the second period. It was the second goal in four contests for Armia, who has four through 29 appearances.

DECEMBER 13, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Bryan Rust has hat trick as Penguins score 6 in 3rd period and rout Canadiens 9-2

Bryan Rust scored three goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins scored six times in the third period to rout the Montreal Canadiens 9-2

DECEMBER 13, 2024 • Associated Press

Habs Mailbag: Canadiens will have some options at NHL trade deadline Mike Matheson, David Savard, Joel Armia and Jake Evans among the players who could be moved. But keeping two of them would make sense.

DECEMBER 7, 2024 • MONTREALGAZETTE.COM

Nets goal Thursday Armia scored a goal in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Predators.

Impact Armia scored his first goal in a month, as the last time he had found twine was in a 3-2 loss to Calgary. The right winger has notched just seven points since the beginning of November, recording two goals and five helpers in that span, so he's not much of a reliable fantasy option, especially considering his role as a bottom-six forward.

DECEMBER 6, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Montembeault has shutout, Laine scores again as Canadiens beat Predators 3-0

Sam Montembeault stopped 29 shots and Patrik Laine scored his second goal in two games for the Canadiens to lead Montreal past the Nashville Predators 3-0

DECEMBER 6, 2024 • Associated Press

US prioritizes older veterans for 4 Nations Face-Off against Canada, Sweden and Finland

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DECEMBER 4, 2024 • Associated Press

Bags another helper Wednesday Armia produced an assist and three hits in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Blue Jackets.

Impact Armia helped out on Emil Heineman's tally in the third period. With four assists over his last five contests, Armia has played well in a bottom-six role, though he's also seeing power-play time. The winger has reached the 30-point mark just once in his career, but he had 25 points over 66 outings in 2023-24, so there is a little depth scoring in his game. This season, he has two goals, eight assists, 26 shots on net, 30 hits, 12 blocked shots, 12 PIM and a minus-9 rating over 22 appearances. He's typically been a better finisher than playmaker, so his 7.7 shooting percentage is likely to rise over time.

NOVEMBER 28, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Picks up power-play assist Armia had a power-play assist and three hits in Saturday's 6-2 loss to Vegas.

Impact Armia was patient with the puck until he had a passing lane to Emil Heineman for Montreal's first goal. It was the third assist in the last three games for Armia, who has nine points, 26 shots, 25 hits, 12 blocks, 12 PIM and a minus-8 rating.

NOVEMBER 24, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Collects two assists in win Armia notched two assists while adding two hits, two PIM, one blocked shot and a plus-1 rating in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Blue Jackets.

Impact The veteran winger has produced two points in four separate games this season, but those are the only times he's gotten onto the scoresheet over 18 contests. Armia's bottom-six role doesn't afford him many opportunities to make a fantasy contribution, and his minus-9 rating has him on pace for the worst performance of his career in that category.

NOVEMBER 17, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Two special teams points in loss Armia scored a short-handed goal and had a power-play assist in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to Calgary.

Impact Armia set up Brendan Gallagher on the power play in the second period then rifled a shortie past Dustin Wolf to give Montreal a 2-1 lead early in the third. It was the third two-point effort in 13 games for Armia. He's shown a knack when his team is down a man and has at least one short-handed tally in nine consecutive seasons.

NOVEMBER 6, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Coronato powers Flames to late comeback in 3-2 OT win over Canadiens

Matt Coronato scored twice as the Calgary Flames came back to defeat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in overtime

NOVEMBER 6, 2024 • Associated Press

Finishes off St. Louis Armia scored a goal on four shots, blocked one shot and had two hits in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Blues.

Impact Armia scored an empty-netter for this first of the season. Through eight outings, Armia has one goal, two assists, 18 shots, 13 hits, two blocks and six PIM.

OCTOBER 27, 2024 • ROTOWIRE