Dach’s season concludes with 57 games played and 22 points, or 16 fewer points in one fewer game than he played in 2022-23, when he looked like the Canadiens’ No. 2 centre of the future at age 22.

Dach has recorded 121 points (43 goals, 78 assists) in career 269 games with the Chicago Blackhawks (2019-22) and the Canadiens. Chicago drafted him with the No. 3 overall pick in 2019.

Kirby Dach will be out the rest of the season for the Montreal Canadiens following knee surgery. The 24-year-old center is expected to make a full recovery before the start of next season after a ...

The forward, who was coming back from a major knee injury, was limited to 10 goals and 22 points in 57 games, then missed the rest of the campaign due to (another) knee operation. Coming back from ...

Dach has recorded 121 points (43 goals, 78 assists) in career 269 games with the Chicago Blackhawks (2019-22) and the Canadiens. Chicago drafted him with the No. 3 overall pick in 2019.

Unfortunately, Kirby Dach is the perfect example of how injuries can derail a career. Those early years in your career are so critical to development. Not only did he miss large chunks of that ...

Feb 8, 2025; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Montreal Canadiens center Kirby Dach (77) waits for a face-off against the New Jersey Devils during the second period at Bell Centre.

Before Dach’s injury this season, he played 57 games – almost identical to the 58 games he played for Montreal in 2022-23. But in the 2022-23 campaign, Dach had 14 goals and 38 points.

Dach had surgery on the same knee on Oct. 31, 2023, ending his 2023-24 campaign in just his second game of the season. Dach finishes the 2024-25 season with 10 goals and 22 points in 57 games.

Kirby Dach didn’t have a great season in 2024-25. The forward, who was coming back from a major knee injury, was limited to 10 goals and 22 points in 57 games, then missed the rest of the ...