Dach (illness) will not travel with the team for Tuesday's road clash with the Devils, Arpon Basu of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Despite not making the initial trip with the team, Dach could still link up with the Hab ahead of Friday's matchup with the Flyers. It will be the third straight game on the shelf for Dach due to his lingering illness. Prior to his absence, the 22-year-old center was performing well with four goals and two assists in his last seven contests, including a pair of power-play goals.

Dach (illness) skated briefly Saturday morning but won't play Saturday per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.

EDGE Analysis

Dach is still dealing with an illness that kept him out of Thursday's game in Carolina and he'll now miss a second game. The 22-year-old Dach has a career best 35 points (12 goals, 23 assists) through 54 games this season. Alex Belzile will move up to the second line in Dach's absence.

Dach will miss Thursday's game against Carolina because of a non-COVID illness.

EDGE Analysis

Dach has 12 goals and 35 points in 54 contests this season. With him unavailable, Rem Pitlick, who was a healthy scratch in Montreal's previous two games, is expected to draw back into the lineup.

Dach logged a short-handed assist and one shot on goal over 17:37 of ice time in Sunday's 6-2 win over Edmonton.

EDGE Analysis

Dach helped finish off the Oilers, feeding Christian Dvorak for a shortie in the third period for the Canadiens' final tally. The fourth-year forward, who has hit the scoresheet in three straight contests, has 12 points over his last 14 games.

Dach scored a goal on his lone shot in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Islanders. He added three hits and one blocked shot over 19:29 of ice time.

EDGE Analysis

Dach's one shot was a redirect of a Mike Matheson pass that eluded Semyon Varlamov to the far side. It tied the game at 3-3 and set up OT. The tally was his second in two games and gave him five points (four goals) over the last five contests. After a stretch on the top line earlier this season ignited his offense, Dach's turned himself into a competent second-line point-producer that doesn't need the comfy confines of the team's most gifted offensive talents.

Dach scored a power-play goal in Montreal's 5-4 loss to Ottawa on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

Dach's marker came at 13:20 of the first period and reduced Ottawa's lead to 2-1. He has 11 goals and 33 points in 51 contests. Dach has recorded at least a point in three of his last four games.

Dach had a short-handed assist, one shot on goal, three blocked shots and five penalty minutes over 22:01 of ice time in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to Detroit.

EDGE Analysis

Dach carried the puck through the neutral zone and over the blue line before slipping a pass to Rafael Harvey-Pinard for a shorthanded marker that tied the game, 2-2. He's been Montreal's most prolific point producer of late, registering nine points (five goals, four assists) over the last 10 games. He has a career-high 32 points and counting. The former Blackhawk, who was selected third overall in 2019, has unlocked the offense in his first season with the Canadiens.

Dach tallied a pair of goals in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Bruins.

EDGE Analysis

Dach accounted for both of Montreal's goals Tuesday, opening the scoring with a power-play tally in the second period before knocking home a rebound to score his second in the final frame. The 22-year-old Dach now has seven points (four goals, three assists) in his last seven games. He's up to 10 goals, a new career high, and 21 assists through 48 games this season.

Dach picked up two assists in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Jets.

EDGE Analysis

He helped set up Mike Hoffman's game-winner in the second period and Josh Anderson's insurance tally in the third. Dach has already set a new career high with 29 points this season in 45 games, and while the 21-year-old hasn't become a consistent force yet in his first season with Montreal, he continues to flash the upside that made him the third overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft.

Dach scored a goal on four shots in Sunday's 2-1 win over the Rangers.

EDGE Analysis

Dach opened the scoring with his power-play tally in the second period, beating Igor Shesterkin with a wrist shot on an odd-man rush. The 21-year-old Dach now has three goals in his last five contests. He's up to 27 points (eight goals, 19 assists) through 44 games this season.