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Christian Dvorak has more goals than Mikko Rantanen since his departure from Colorado
Michaël Petit
Christian Dvorak has more goals than Mikko Rantanen since his departure from Colorado
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Ahhh, that famous Mikko Rantanen…

We really thought the Finn was one of the best forwards in the NHL, but since his departure from the Colorado Avalanche, it’s been very difficult.

So difficult that we start to think he was seen as one of the best players only because of Nathan MacKinnon.

In hindsight, it’s very logical to say that, since in 20 games since his departure from Colorado, the sniper has only four small goals with the Hurricanes and Stars.

And with only six passes in this period, he has only 10 points…

To say that the Finn has already had two seasons with over 100 points under his belt, including one with 55 goals…

Definitely, Rantanen misses his old team a lot, and many are starting to think he may not be a superstar.

Before his trade, #96 was headed for a 107-point season with the Avalanche, a career high.

Now, in his last 20 games, he scores fewer goals than… Christian Dvorak.

Yes, you read that right, the defensive center of the Montreal Canadiens’ third line has more goals in this period than Mikko Rantanen.

I rubbed my eyes three times to make sure I saw it right.

That’s quite a drop-off from Rantanen when you compare his stats to those of Dvo (without taking anything away from Dvorak).

It must be said that Dvorak is playing excellent hockey these days.

We even saw him being used in shootouts against the Avalanche, he who has a 40% career shootout scoring percentage. For comparison, Patrick Kane is at 40.15% in his career at this level.

He created the equalizer at the end of the game to allow the Habs to collect a very important point.

He now has nine goals this season and is the only regular forward of the Habs who has not reached the 10-goal plateau this year.

In fact, among all Habs forwards who have played at least 18 games in 2024-25, Dvorak is the only one with fewer than 10 goals.

If the American scores another goal before the end of the season, the Habs would reach a very important plateau with 12 forwards having reached the 10-goal mark.

At the beginning of February, the Tricolore had nine and was at the top of the NHL at that time.

12 forwards with at least 10 goals, it doesn’t happen often, and it would be quite exceptional if Dvorak allowed the Habs to reach this plateau.


Overtime

– It would be quite a matchup from the second round.

– A milestone evening for Warren Foegele.

– What a dunk by Shaedon Sharpe on a three-point return.

– A heavy defeat for the Raptors, who lost by 34 points.

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