Savard had an assist, one hit and one blocked shot over 18:21 of ice time in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Red Wings.

EDGE Analysis

Savard helped even the score in the first period, picking up the secondary assist on Ben Chiarot's first goal of the season. It was a celebratory night for Montreal, which scored just four goals through five games. Many players registered their first points, including Savard, Chiarot, Cole Caufield, Mike Hoffman, Sami Niku and Mathieu Perreault.

Savard signed a four-year, $14 million contract with the Canadiens on Wednesday.

EDGE Analysis

Savard appeared in 54 games split between the Blue Jackets and Lightning last season, posting six points, an ugly minus-27 rating, 69 shots, 132 hits and 109 blocks over that span. Savard is excellent in his own end, so his ugly plus-minus rating from a year ago can be chalked up as an aberration, but he won't produce much offense from the blue line, limiting his fantasy value to formats that heavily reward hits and blocks.

Savard posted an assist, two shots on goal, two hits and two PIM in Wednesday's 1-0 win over the Canadiens in Game 5.

EDGE Analysis

Savard set up Ross Colton for the game's only goal at 13:27 of the second period. That pair of players were the only new members of the Lightning that didn't play for last year's championship team to suit up in Wednesday's Cup-clinching win. Savard finished the playoffs with five assists, 47 hits, 19 blocked shots and 18 shots on net in a third-pairing role. He is set to become an unrestricted free agent this offseason.

Savard registered an assist, three blocked shots, two hits and two shots on goal in Friday's 6-3 win over the Canadiens in Game 3.

EDGE Analysis

The 30-year-old blueliner had the secondary helper on Tyler Johnson's second-period tally, which stood as the game-winner. Savard is not known for his offense -- he has only four assists to go with 18 blocked shots and 45 hits through 18 playoff outings. The Quebec native has mainly worked in a third-pairing role.

Savard tallied two assists and added a pair of hits in an 8-0 victory over the Islanders in Game 5 on Monday.

EDGE Analysis

Savard enjoyed his first multi-point performance since February, drawing assists on goals by Alex Killorn and Ondrej Palat. He logged 21:40 of ice time, which trailed only defense partner Mikhail Sergachev (24:00) among Tampa Bay skaters, and had a plus-2 rating. Savard has three assists in 13 playoff contests.

Savard (upper body) will return to the lineup for Saturday's Game 4 versus Carolina, Bryan Burns of the Lightning's official site reports.

EDGE Analysis

Savard is expected to return to a bottom-pairing role following his three-game absence. The veteran blueliner has gone scoreless while posting a minus-1 rating through six contests this postseason.

Savard (upper body) isn't expected to play in Thursday's Game 3 versus the Hurricanes, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Savard will miss a third straight contest with his upper-body injury. The veteran blueliner has gone scoreless while posting a minus-1 rating through six games this postseason.

Savard (upper body) won't play Tuesday's Game 2 at Carolina, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Savard reportedly skated in some capacity at morning skate Tuesday, but he's evidently not in good enough shape to slot back into the lineup. He'll likely be spelled on the back end for the second straight game by veteran Luke Schenn.

Savard is dealing with an upper-body injury and will not play Game 1 on Sunday against Carolina.

EDGE Analysis

Savard suited up for all six games against Florida in Round 1, and there was no previous indication of an injury prior to pregame warmups. Nonetheless, he'll be replaced on the back end by Luke Schenn.

Savard notched an assist, four hits, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Panthers in Game 2.

EDGE Analysis

Savard had a minus-10 rating, 22 shots on goal, 41 hits and 21 blocked shots in 15 regular-season games after he was dealt from the Blue Jackets to the Lightning at the trade deadline. The 30-year-old blueliner finally notched his first point with the Lightning on Steven Stamkos' first-period marker. Savard's presence on the ice is as a defender first and foremost -- he'll likely provide solid totals in hits and blocked shots, but his offense isn't expected to be game-changing.