Tatar scored a goal on two shots along with one hit and a minor penalty in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime win over Ottawa.

EDGE Analysis

Tatar, who extended his point streak to three games, found the back of the net for the second straight game and 11th time this season. He leads Montreal with 28 points in 32 games.

Tatar scored a power-play goal, tallied an assist and dished out four hits in a 4-1 win over the Penguins on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

Tatar leads Montreal with 27 points in 31 games but has been starved for goals in recent weeks. Including his goal in Tuesday's win, his 10th of the year, Tatar has found the goal column a total of three times in his previous 12 games.

Tatar scored twice Saturday in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Flyers.

EDGE Analysis

Tatar's best season came last year (58 points), but the Slovak could eclipse that mark this season. He has 24 points, including nine goals, in 26 games and that leads the Habs in scoring. Tatar's shooting percentage is right in line with his career mark, so that reduces worries that a regression is on the horizon. Enjoy his success.

Tatar had an assist, two shots and blocked one shot in Tuesday's 8-1 loss to the Bruins.

EDGE Analysis

Tatar snapped a three-game pointless streak, his longest such stretch of the season, with a secondary assist on Montreal's lone goal. He's back on the top line, replacing the injured Jonathan Drouin (wrist), but line combinations could change ahead of Thursday's game against New Jersey. The Canadiens have lost five straight, including the last two in embarrassing fashion.

Tatar had an assist and three shots on goal in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to New Jersey.

EDGE Analysis

Tatar was back on the top line, replacing the injured Jonathan Drouin (upper body), and extended his point streak to four games with a secondary assist on Brendan Gallagher's first-period goal. Tatar had been moved off the top line for a couple of games but has enough past experience with Gallagher and center Phillip Danault to seamlessly integrate. Tatar has seven points during his four-game streak and a team-high 20 points through 20 games.

Tatar scored an empty-net goal and added three helpers in Friday's 5-2 win over the Capitals.

EDGE Analysis

With Jonathan Drouin in the room during the second period, Tatar made the most of a temporary promotion to the top line. All three of his assists came in the middle frame, and the winger squashed the Capitals' comeback with the empty-netter. Tatar is up to 19 points (seven goals, 12 assists) through 19 games. He's also added 51 shots on goal and 20 PIM over that span.

Tater scored his sixth goal of the season in Tuesday's 3-2 shootout win over the Blue Jackets.

EDGE Analysis

His tally was a dramatic one, coming with only 41 seconds left on the clock in the third period to send the game to overtime, and eventually setting the stage for Jonathan Drouin's shootout winner. Tatar has been on a roll lately, scoring four goals and 10 points in the last 11 games, and after scoring 25 goals and 58 points in 2018-19, the 28-year-old is looking to reach the 60-point plateau for the first time in his career this season.

Tatar skated on the third line, registering an assist, three shots and one hit over 13:55 of ice time in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Kings.

EDGE Analysis

Tatar assisted on Nate Thompson's goal to record his 14th point in 17 games. That puts him second on the team behind Jonathan Drouin. During Thursday's loss to the Flyers, Tatar was demoted from the first to the fourth line but resurfaced on the third line Saturday. Moving off a line with Phillip Danault and Brendan Gallagher could have a negative impact on Tatar's scoring.

Tatar's demotion to the fourth line during Thursday's loss to the Flyers was a temporary one, Pat Hickey of the Montreal Gazette reports.

EDGE Analysis

Tatar picked up a couple of early penalties and contributed little offensively Thursday, so coach Claude Julien replaced him on the top line with Nick Cousins. The coach confirmed that was a temporary demotion, and Tatar is expected to return to the line with center Phillip Danault and right winger Brendan Gallagher on Saturday at home against the Kings.

Tatar had one shot on goal and two minor penalties in 10:17 of ice time in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to Philadelphia.

EDGE Analysis

Tatar, who opened the game at his usual spot at left wing on the top line, was dropped to fourth-line duty midway through the second period, leading to a season low of ice time. Nick Cousins took his spot on the top line, but it may have been a one-time tweak by coach Claude Julien, who tried to give his team a spark during a game in which the Canadiens were outplayed by the Flyers.