Caufield had a power-play assist and one hit over 20:46 of ice time in Monday's 3-2 overtime win over Winnipeg.

EDGE Analysis

The Canadiens began their traditional holiday road trip in style when Caufield and Nick Suzuki combined to set up Justin Barron's winner in OT. It was the second straight game with a point for Caufield, who snapped a seven-game goal drought in Saturday's win over the Islanders.

Caufield scored a goal on four shots and blocked one shot over 18:57 of ice time in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Islanders.

EDGE Analysis

Montreal's top line pressed behind the New York goal with Juraj Slafkovsky forcing a turnover that led to Nick Suzuki feeding Caufield alone in the slot. The tally, Caufield's first in eight games, was part of a second-period explosion that saw the offensively challenged Canadiens score four times. Caufield appears to have heeded the call of head coach Martin St. Louis, who said the forward needs to get to the net more to snap a scoring slump. Caufield has eight goals and 13 assists over 30 games.

Montreal head coach Martin St. Louis suggested Caufield needs to get closer to the net as a way to break the forward's scoring slump, Herb Zurkowsky of the Montreal Gazette reports. "Like the rest of our group, he's got to get on the inside. That's it," St. Louis said. "To me, you've got to find ways to get on the inside, with or without the puck."

EDGE Analysis

Caufield hasn't found the back of a net in six games and hsa scored just three goals over 21 tilts since an overtime winner against the Blue Jackets on Oct. 26. Four of his six goals have come on the power play (one) or in overtime (three). The report talks about the right-shooting forward's preference for positioning on the left side of the ice to target the short side and high, suggesting that goalies may have figured that out. The goal slump is not from lack of trying -- Caufield leads Montreal by a wide margin with 104 shots.

Caufield had a power-play assist, three shots on net and one hit over 17:21 of ice time in Monday's 4-2 win over the Kraken.

EDGE Analysis

Caufield and Nick Suzuki played a game of catch along the side wall before Suzuki set up Sean Monahan for the Canadiens' third score. The assist snapped a 10-game drought without a power-play point for Caufield, who has nine points on the man-advantage unit through 25 games.

Caufield had four shots on net over 20:24 of ice time in Saturday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Red Wings.

EDGE Analysis

Caufield was reunited with Nick Suzuki on the top line, as head coach Martin St. Louis adjusted in the wake of Alex Newhook's ankle injury, which is expected to sideline him for 10-to-12 weeks. The first line opened with Caufield, Suzuki and Sean Monahan, but finished the game with Joel Armia in Monahan's spot.

Caufield had an assist, three shots on net and two penalty minutes in Thursday's 5-1 loss to the Panthers.

EDGE Analysis

Caufield was the primary helper on Johnny Kovacevic's third-period goal that closed Florida's lead to 4-1. It was the fourth point in the last four games for Caufield, who is on a similar point pace as last season. The forward has 19 points in 23 games after posting 36 over 46 games in 2022-23. The one glaring difference is in goals. Caufield struck at a 16.5 shooting percentage last year but is down to 8.3 in 2023-24.

Caufield scored a goal on three shots over 14:37 of ice time in Wednesday's 4-2 win over Columbus.

EDGE Analysis

Caufield beat three Blue Jackets to a loose puck in front of Elvis Merzlikins and batted home Montreal's second goal, helping the Canadiens end a five-game road trip on a positive note. There were some down moments during the trip -- lackluster efforts against Boston and LA stand out -- but there were positives to take away. The top three lines produced goals Wednesday, and Caufield found his scoring touch with two tallies on 10 shots over the final three games of the trip. The forward had lit the lamp just once over 12 games before scoring in wins over San Jose on Friday and the Jackets on Wednesday.

Caufield scored a goal and added an assist in a 3-2 shootout win over the Sharks on Friday.

EDGE Analysis

Caufield ended a six-game goal drought with a third-period wrist shot from the right circle early in the third period of the game. It tied the game and ultimately forced overtime and the shootout. Caufield has just six goals this season, but he also has a whopping 80 shots. His 7.5 shooting percentage is well below his 12.9 career average, so expect the world to rebalance soon and his goal totals to go up.

Caufield had five shots on goal and two hits over 18:41 of ice time in Wednesday's 4-3 win over Anaheim.

EDGE Analysis

After a one-game reunion with Nick Suzuki on the first line, Caufield shifted back to the second line with Christian Dvorak and Juraj Slafkovsky against the Ducks. Montreal head coach Martin St. Louis has juggled the lines of late in an attempt to spread out the offense, but the coach also needs to unlock Caufield's scoring touch. The winger's gone six games without a goal and has just one tally over the last 12. He continues to work in a top-six role and get TOI on the first power-play unit, so scoring chances should be there for Caufield, who leads the Canadiens with 73 shots on goal.

Caufield had three shots on goal and one hit over 15:30 of ice time in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Bruins.

EDGE Analysis

Caufield and Nick Suzuki had been broken up the last several games, but the duo were reunited Saturday. Montreal head coach Martin St. Louis needs to find a way to unlock Caufield's scoring, as the Wisconsin native has just one goal over the last 11 games and one of five tallies this season at 5-on-5. Saturday's game was the second straight in which Caufield logged fewer then 16 minutes of TOI.