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Kirby Dach
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@2026-27 season
- GP
- 14
- G
- 1
- A
- 4
- PTS
- 5
- +/-
- 0
- PPP
- 1
- SOG
- 10
- TOI/G
- 10:48
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | TOI | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5 | vs UTA | W 5-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 11:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | @DAL | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | @STL | W 2-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 13:12 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | @WPG | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 13:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | @CHI | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 11:30 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs SJS | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 10:12 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs BUF | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:36 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | @WSH | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 9:06 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs BUF | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:42 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | vs DET | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:36 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs NSH | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs CAR | L 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:36 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 3 | @PIT | L 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 11:42 | 3 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | @TOR | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 11:06 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025-26 season | ||||||||||
| Apr 14 | @PHI | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12 | @NYI | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:00 | 1 | 2 |
| Apr 11 | vs CBJ | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:12 | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 9 | vs TBL | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:36 | 5 | 1 |
| Apr 7 | vs FLA | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:48 | 2 | 1 |
| Mar 15 | vs ANA | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 14 | vs SJS | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15:00 | 3 | 1 |
| Mar 11 | @OTT | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:12 | 1 | 2 |
| Mar 10 | vs TOR | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:36 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar 7 | @LAK | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:48 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 6 | @ANA | L 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:00 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 3 | @SJS | L 5-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:30 | 3 | 0 |
| Feb 28 | vs WSH | W 6-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 13:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | vs NYI | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 16:06 | 2 | 1 |
| Feb 4 | @WPG | W 5-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:18 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 2 | @MIN | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 17:18 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 31 | @BUF | W 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 12:30 | 2 | 1 |
| Jan 29 | vs COL | W 7-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 2 | 14:36 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 27 | vs VGK | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 24 | @BOS | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 22 | vs BUF | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:24 | 2 | 1 |
| Jan 20 | vs MIN | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:48 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 15 | vs BOS | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:42 | 3 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | vs DAL | L 0-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 15:12 | 3 | 2 |
| Nov 11 | vs LAK | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 15:42 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | vs UTA | W 6-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 15:54 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | @NJD | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 11:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs PHI | L 4-5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 13:30 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 1 | vs OTT | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | @SEA | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:00 | 3 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | @VAN | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 11:42 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 23 | @EDM | L 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 10:30 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 16 | vs NSH | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:06 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs SEA | W 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:12 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 11 | @CHI | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:12 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | @DET | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:12 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | @TOR | L 2-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 11:48 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024-25 season | ||||||||||
| Feb 22 | @OTT | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:42 | 3 | 0 |
| Feb 9 | vs TBL | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:54 | 2 | 2 |
| Feb 8 | vs NJD | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:48 | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 5 | @LAK | L 3-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:24 | 4 | 0 |
| Feb 4 | @SJS | W 4-3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 12:30 | 2 | 1 |
| Feb 2 | @ANA | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 11:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 30 | vs MIN | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:48 | 3 | 0 |
| Jan 28 | vs WPG | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:54 | 2 | 2 |
| Jan 25 | vs NJD | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:30 | 3 | 2 |
| Jan 23 | @DET | L 2-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 15:06 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 21 | vs TBL | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:24 | 4 | 1 |
| Jan 19 | vs NYR | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:54 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 18 | vs TOR | L 3-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 17:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 16 | @DAL | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 15:48 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 14 | @UTA | W 5-3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 14:12 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 11 | vs DAL | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 16:18 | 2 | 2 |
| Jan 10 | @WSH | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:36 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 6 | vs VAN | W 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:42 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 4 | @COL | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:24 | 2 | 1 |
| Jan 3 | @CHI | L 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:24 | 3 | 1 |
| Dec 31 | @VGK | W 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 14:54 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 29 | @TBL | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:18 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 28 | @FLA | W 4-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 16:00 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 23 | @CBJ | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21 | vs DET | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 20 | @DET | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 17 | vs BUF | W 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 14:00 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 14 | @WPG | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | vs PIT | L 2-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:00 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 9 | vs ANA | W 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | vs WSH | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:48 | 2 | 2 |
| Dec 5 | vs NSH | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:18 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 3 | vs NYI | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:36 | 2 | 1 |
| Dec 1 | @BOS | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:06 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | @NYR | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13:42 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 27 | @CBJ | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:48 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs UTA | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 14:30 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs VGK | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 15:30 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs EDM | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:24 | 3 | 2 |
| Nov 16 | vs CBJ | W 5-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 19:06 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | @MIN | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:18 | 4 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | @BUF | W 7-5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 17:12 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | @TOR | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:54 | 3 | 2 |
| Nov 7 | @NJD | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 16:24 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | vs CGY | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:18 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | @PIT | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 19:06 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | @WSH | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:36 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | vs SEA | L 2-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 15:06 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 27 | @PHI | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:18 | 2 | 0 |
Latest news
Dach scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in Thursday's 5-4 overtime win over the Mammoth.
After an illness sidelined him for the prior two games, the 25-year-old forward slotted back into the lineup Thursday and quickly proved he was fully healthy, helping to set up Arber Xhekaj for his first goal of the season late in the first period. Dach then bagged his own first tally of 2026-27 when he jammed home a rebound early in the third. It was his first power-play goal in nearly two years, with his last one coming Jan. 23, 2025 against the Red Wings. Through 14 games this season, Dach's contributed five points with 19 hits, 10 shots on net and a plus-0 rating.
RotoWire via ESPN · 13h ago
Dach (illness) will suit up for Thursday's game against the Mammoth, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.
Dach missed the last two matchups due to his illness, but he's been cleared to return to game action Thursday. The 25-year-old had appeared in each of the Canadiens' first 13 games of the regular season prior to his brief absence, and he's recorded three assists, 18 hits, six blocked shots and six PIM while averaging 10:45 of ice time.
RotoWire via ESPN · 1d ago
Dach (illness) will not play in Tuesday's home clash against the Jets.
While Dach is slated to miss his second consecutive contest with an illness, he was spotted on the ice at Tuesday's optional morning skate. When healthy this season, the 25-year-old center has posted three points, eight shots on net, 18 hits and six blocked shots across 13 outings this season. In his absence, Owen Beck should continue to see a heightened role.
RotoWire via ESPN · 3d ago
Dach (illness) won't participate in Monday's practice.
Dach also missed Saturday's 5-4 win over Pittsburgh due to an illness. His absence from Monday's skate doesn't bode well for his availability for Tuesday's matchup against Winnipeg, but he still has some time to recover. Dach has earned three assists, eight shots on net, six blocked shots and 18 hits in 13 appearances this season.
RotoWire via ESPN · 4d ago
Dach will miss Saturday's game against Pittsburgh because of an illness.
Dach has three assists, six PIM, 18 hits and six blocks in 13 appearances with Montreal this season. Owen Beck is set to draw into the lineup because of Dach's illness.
RotoWire via ESPN · 6d ago
Dach notched an assist in Friday's 4-1 win over the Blackhawks.
Dach hadn't gotten on the scoresheet since Opening Night. The 25-year-old forward is filling a fourth-line role this season, which will limit his opportunities to contribute. He has two assists, five shots on net, 15 hits, six blocked shots, six PIM and a minus-4 rating over 10 appearances. Given his current usage, most fantasy managers can find better options on the waiver wire.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 24