A good run for the Habs means a lot of green hits the board in the individual player trends, as Montreal took 6 of a possible 8 points during their push for the playoffs.
| Goalies | Trend | Notes |
| Carey Price |  |
Price returned to action and played decently. It was clear he was still somewhat rusty, however he did win three of the four starts. |
| Peter Budaj |  |
Budaj hasn’t seen any action since Boston routed the Canadiens. The Habs decided to go with Dustin Tokarski instead of Budaj in the only game that Price did not start this week. |
| Dustin Tokarski |  |
Tokarski performed well in San Jose, and recorded his first NHL shutout with a win versus the Sabres. |
| Defensemen | ||
| P.K. Subban |  |
Subban is on fire. He has 11 points in his last 11 games, and managed to play well defensively despite having the anchor known as Francis Bouillon on his pairing. |
| Andrei Markov | |
The impending UFA played well, putting up two points while paired with Emelin. It’s worth noting that Markov did make his fair share of mistakes earlier in the week. |
| Josh Gorges |  |
Gorges suffered a fractured hand versus the Maple Leafs in early March. He he underwent surgery and is expected to be back by the playoffs. |
| Alexei Emelin |  |
This might be Emelin’s best week of the year, as he produced three points in four games, but more importantly he’s been playing some good ole’ hard nosed hockey. It’s too early to tell if he’s back to his old ways, but it’s a step in the right direction. |
| Mike Weaver |  |
Weaver had an excellent week. His smart play on the penalty kill combined with some offensive production led to a very easy up trend decision. |
| Francis Bouillon |  |
His week started perfectly, a big game winning goal against the Senators surely had to be the highlight of the year for Bouillon, but it was all downhill from there. His talent level just isn’t high enough to be paired with Subban and face top quality competition. That’s not Bouillon’s fault, as most players don’t expect to go from being scratched for two months, to playing on the top pairing and getting 25 minutes of TOI per night. Â Beaulieu on the other hand… |
| Douglas Murray |  |
Douglas Murray was a healthy scratch for the majority of the week (and Montreal saw an instant uptick in terms of possession.) |
| Davis Drewiske |  |
Drewiske has been reassigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs. |
| Jarred Tinordi | |
Tinordi had a solid week, however he made one (GLARING) mistake versus the Blue Jackets, and was healthy scratch in the following game against the Leafs. |
| Nathan Beaulieu | |
Is still toiling away in the minors, because…well, I don’t know why. |
| Forwards | ||
| Tomas Plekanec |  |
Plekanec managed a point in his last four games, all the while continuing to face the opponents top lines. He even managed to make Rene Bourque look good. Let that sink in for a moment. |
| Brian Gionta |  |
A two point night versus the Leafs, combined with his usual defensive prowess leads Gionta to an upwards trend this week, although he did struggle against the Blue Jackets, as did the majority of the team. |
| Daniel Briere | |
Despite being fourth on the team in points per 60 minutes, Briere has been relegated to the 4th line, sometimes playing on the third. His lack of production isn’t exactly related to his effort level, but rather his usage. |
| Lars Eller |  |
Eller managed to put up a two point game versus the Senators, but he succumbed to injury later in the week against the Maple Leafs. |
| Alex Galchenyuk | |
The 20 year old American has started to heat up, with two points in his last four games. His offensive creativity seems to be flourishing a little more as well, which is something every single Habs fan should be happy to see. |
| Brandon Prust |  |
Prust was shut down by the Canadiens this week, and will miss the rest of the regular season. |
| David Desharnais |  |
Although his line continues to get slaughtered in terms of scoring chances for/against, Desharnais is putting up points, important points. |
| Max Pacioretty | |
Pacioretty is a $4.5M cap hit until 2019. Marc Bergevin, we salute you. |
| Brendan Gallagher | |
Two goals in four games, Gallagher continues to make life hell on opposing goalies. |
| Ryan White | |
With the exception of the game versus the Blue Jackets, White was a healthy scratch all week. |
| Travis Moen | |
Moen scored his one spectacular goal of the year versus the Avalanche, and treated himself to a +3 night. |
| Michael Bournival | |
Michael Bournival was sent down to Hamilton for conditioning, however was quickly called up following the injury to Lars Eller. |
| Rene Bourque | |
Bourque was a healthy scratch all week, however he did put up two points in his lone game, versus the Leafs. This is probably the only week this year I’ll be able to justify giving him an upwards trend, so I’m taking the opportunity and running with it. |
| George Parros |  |
George Parros hasn’t played since March 5th versus the Ducks. That’s a good thing. |
| Thomas Vanek | |
Four goals in four games, including a hat trick versus the Avalanche. Bergevin’s trade deadline acquisition is paying off in a big way. |
| Dale Weise | |
Two goals in four games is as good as it gets from a fourth liner. His speed and energy has added a legitimate upgrade on the fourth line, making Habs fans quickly forget Raphael Diaz. |
