Matheson sustained a lower-body injury during Thursday's game against Boston and will consequently miss the rest of the contest.

EDGE Analysis

Matheson recorded two shots on 12:11 of ice time before exiting the game. Montreal is playing out its season finale, so Matheson will finish the 2022-23 campaign with eight goals and 34 points in 48 appearances.

Matheson had an assist, two shots on goal, one hit and three blocked shots over 29:45 of ice time in Saturday's 7-1 loss to Toronto.

EDGE Analysis

Matheson picked up the primary helper on Johnny Kovacevic's goal, giving the former four assists in the last two games. Matheson has been a beast since returning from a lower-body injury in January, registering 28 points over 36 contests.

Matheson delivered three assists in a 6-2 win over the Capitals on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Two of the helpers came shorthanded. With the assists, Matheson established a new career mark for points (33; eight goals, 25 assists) in just 45 games. His previous best came last season when he delivered 11 goals and 20 assists in 74 games with the Penguins.

Matheson logged a power-play assist, three shots on goal and two hits over 29:16 of ice time in Thursday's 5-2 loss to Florida.

EDGE Analysis

Matheson picked up the secondary helper on Rafael Harvey-Pinard's tally for his 11th point (four on the power play) in the last 10 games. His second-half scoring surge, during which Matheson's logged seven goals and 15 assists over 25 contests, leaves him one point shy of the career-high 31 he posted last season in Pittsburgh. What stands out is that Matheson played 74 games last season compared to just 42 in 2022-23.

Matheson had an assist, five shots on goal, one hit and one blocked shot over 29:05 of ice time in Monday's 4-3 shootout win over Buffalo.

EDGE Analysis

Matheson registered his fifth assist in the last three contests and has a four-game point streak. The 29-year-old's zeroing in on the career high in points he set in 2021-22. In 40 outings this season, the defenseman has 29 points, which is two shy of the 31 he posted in 74 appearances with the Penguins last year.

Matheson had a power-play assist, five shots on goal, one hit, two blocked and four penalty minutes in Thursday's 4-2 loss to Boston.

EDGE Analysis

Matheson found Kirby Dach at the side of the net for a goal that brought Montreal within a goal, 3-2, late in the second period. The defenseman continued a recent burst of offense and now has six points over the last six games.

Matheson scored a goal on five shots over 25:31 of ice time in Tuesday's 3-2 win over Tampa Bay.

EDGE Analysis

Matheson's seeing-eye wrist shot found its way through traffic and behind Andrei Vasilevskiy for the game-winning goal. Since Matheson returned from Montreal's bye week Feb. 11, he leads all NHL defensemen with seven goals scored (20 games). He's always been a risk taker offensively, which led to issues for Matheson when he played for Florida, but the 29-year-old developed a skill of knowing when to take risks thanks to his two years with the Penguins' coaching staff, per Arpon Basu and Marc Antoine Godin of The Athletic, and Montreal head coach Martin St. Louis recognizes it. "I think he's found more consistency with it," St. Louis said. "To me, it's all about how many chips you have in the bank. You know? So if you make a bad [read] and it costs a scoring chance or a goal, I'll live with it if your chip count is high. He's built his chip count pretty well." For the season, Matheson has eight goals and 16 assists in 37 games.

Matheson scored a goal on three shots and assisted on a power-play tally over 20:22 of ice time in Thursday's 9-5 loss to the Panthers.

EDGE Analysis

Matheson scored just 16 seconds into the game, igniting what would be an historic first 20 minutes that saw a combined 10 goals scored in the first period. That tied an NHL record for goals in the first period of a game, something that happened twice before dating back to 1917. For Matheson, the marker extended a point streak to three contests, giving him 23 points over 35 games.

Matheson found the back of the net in Montreal's 8-4 loss to Colorado on Monday.

EDGE Analysis

Matheson's marker came midway through the third period and reduced Colorado's lead to 7-4. He has six goals and 20 points in 33 contests in 2022-23. Matheson was held off the scoresheet over his previous three games.

Matheson scored a goal on three shots in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Golden Knights.

EDGE Analysis

Matheson has gotten on the scoresheet in seven of his last eight games, racking up three goals and five helpers over that span. The 29-year-old defenseman is as good as any blueliner lately, in part thanks to his significant role in the Canadiens' lineup. He has five goals, 19 points, 70 shots on net, 41 hits, 40 blocked shots and a plus-7 rating through 29 outings overall.