Phillip Danault
C LA
Sat 1/20/18 4:53 PM

Danault (head) remains out for Saturday's game against the Bruins, Arpon Basu of The Athletic reports.
EDGE Analysis
Danault will miss his fourth straight contest because of the ailment, with the Canadiens rolling with the same lineup once again. His next opportunity to return arrives Tuesday when the Canadiens host the Avalanche, but the team has yet to shed much light on exactly when he's expected to return.

Phillip Danault
C LA
Fri 1/19/18 7:22 PM

Danault (head) is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Capitals, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Danault will miss his third straight affair Friday because of his ailment, leaving the Canadiens a man down once again. His next opportunity to rejoin the action arrives Saturday against the Bruins, while Logan Shaw will draw into the lineup Friday in his place. Danault racked up two points in the two games prior to exiting with the injury and will attempt to keep things rolling when he's back in action.

Phillip Danault
C LA
Mon 1/15/18 5:15 PM

Danault (head) will remain in Montreal and not travel for Wednesday's tilt in Boston, Arpon Basu of The Athletic Montreal reports.
EDGE Analysis
The 24-year-old is reportedly dealing with headaches, and will stay home to further recover from the Zdeno Chara slapshot that struck his head during Saturday's tilt. His next chance to return will be Friday against Washington, and in the meantime Paul Byron will fill his role at center, while Daniel Carr will draw into the lineup John Lu of TSN.ca of reports.

Phillip Danault
C LA
Mon 1/15/18 12:54 PM

Danault (head) will not be available against the Islanders on Monday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.
EDGE Analysis
Considering the significance of Danault's injury, fantasy owners probably shouldn't have expected him to be in the lineup Monday. The team did not provide a specific update on when the center might be available, but it's hard to imagine it will be a short-term absence. Logan Shaw was claimed off waivers to help fill out the roster in the meantime.

Phillip Danault
C LA
Sun 1/14/18 11:53 AM

Danault(head) was released from the hospital Sunday morning and is at home resting, Arpon Basu of The Athletic Montreal reports.
EDGE Analysis
This comes as a relief for those that witnessed the scary sight that was Saturday's game, but there's still no indication of when Danault will be able to return. His next chance to lace up would be Monday against the Islanders, but it seems unlikely given the nature of his injury.

Phillip Danault
C LA
Sun 1/14/18 1:33 AM

Updating an earlier report, Danault will remain in hospital overnight Saturday after being hit in the head by a slap shot late in the second period of Saturday's game against Boston, reports Eric Engels of Sportsnet.ca.
EDGE Analysis
Danault lay motionless on the ice for some time before being stretchered off the ice. The tests all came back normal, but doctors wanted to keep him overnight for observation. The puck appeared to have struck Danault over the ear. A further update is expected Sunday.

Phillip Danault
C LA
Sat 1/13/18 9:12 PM

Danault was struck in the head by a Zdeno Chara slap shot late in the second period Saturday, and was stretchered off the ice.
EDGE Analysis
In a relatively scary moment in the Bell Centre, Danault originally got back up to his knees shortly after the incident, but couldn't fully regain his balance and had to lay back down before being stretchered off, Eric Engels of Sportsnet.ca reports. Then in a rare occasion, both teams went to the locker room and the game was momentarily paused while Danault was tended to by the trainers off the ice. It's unclear at the moment how severe the injury is and his status should be updated shortly, but if he's unable to go Monday against the Islanders, Tomas Plekanec figures to slide up to the first line while Bryon Froese should center the fourth unit.

Phillip Danault
C LA
Wed 12/20/17 3:03 PM

Danault scored his seventh goal of the season and added an assist in Tuesday's win over Vancouver.
EDGE Analysis
Danault has really picked up the pace this month, racking up four goals and nine points in his last nine games. The second-line center isn't seeing much power-play time, but he's been producing consistently after a 40-point breakout campaign in 2016-17. As long as he sticks in the top-six, the 24-year-old should continue producing at a solid pace.

Phillip Danault
C LA
Sun 12/10/17 7:37 AM

Danault scored a goal on four shots while adding two hits and a blocked shot in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Oilers.
EDGE Analysis
Danault's late third-period goal was a garbage-time special, coming off a bouncing puck long after the Canadiens ceded this contest to Edmonton. Fortunately, they don't take off fantasy points for goals that aren't meaningful. It was Danault's second marker in as many games and third in the last six, a stretch in which he's posted six points.

Phillip Danault
C LA
Fri 12/8/17 5:21 AM

Danault scored a goal on three shots and added a blocked shot in 18:47 of ice time in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to Calgary.
EDGE Analysis
Danault redirected a Max Pacioretty backhander to give Montreal a 2-1 lead midway through the second period. It was the fifth goal of the season for the Quebec native, who has five points (two goals, three assists) over the last five games. As long as he's saddled to captain Max Pacioretty, Danault will get plenty of ice time (17:44 TOI/G).