Cole Caufield

Cole Caufield

24-Year-Old Right WingRW
Montreal Canadiens
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Caufield has had a lot of up-and-downs for a player who is still just 23. He struggled mightily during the first half of 2021-22 before finding his game after Martin St. Louis took over as the bench boss. In the end, he finished with 23 goals and 43 points across 67 contests, but the potential to do far better was there in 2022-23. Instead, he was limited to 46 games due to injury, resulting in him supplying 26 goals and 36 points. The 2023-24 was the first time when the Wisconsin native was both healthy and consistent, leading to him setting new career highs with 28 goals and 65 points in 82 outings. That still might not be his best. Most notably, he had a shooting percentage of 8.9 in 2023-24 -- the lowest of his career by a significant margin - and likely suffered from some bad puck luck. As long as Caufield stays healthy, it wouldn't be surprising to see him surpass the 30-goal and 70-point marks for the first time. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed an eight-year, $62.8 million contract with the Canadiens in June of 2023.
Puts away goal Thursday
RWMontreal Canadiens
March 28, 2025
Caufield scored a goal in Thursday's 6-4 loss to the Flyers.
ANALYSIS
Caufield ended a four-game goal drought with his third-period tally. The 24-year-old winger has had the occasional dry spell this season but has mostly been consistent in a top-six role. He's up to 34 goals, 63 points, 211 shots on net, 58 hits and a plus-6 rating through 71 appearances. He needs three more points to set a career high.
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2024–25 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    18:06
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    3:12
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    0:01
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Caufield potted 26 goals and earned 36 points in 46 games before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury. The 22-year-old sniper tied for first on the Canadiens with seven power-play goals and led the team in even-strength goals (19) despite sitting out the final 36 contests of the 2022-23 campaign. Caufield was rewarded for his outstanding potential with an eight-year, $62.8 million contract during the offseason. It probably won't be long before he is a 50-goal scorer, but a more conservative expectation for this year would be somewhere in the 30-40 range, which depends greatly on his ability to stay healthy. Caufield, who is expected to be available for training camp, is a worthwhile gamble to take in fantasy drafts.
It seemed as if the hockey world was ready to write Caufield off after he scored just once through his first 30 games a in2021-22, but the light bulb went off for the youngster midway through the year and Caufield proceeded to light the lamp 22 times in his final 47 contests. That's nearly a 50-goal pace over the course of a full year, and while no one expects Caufield to produce at that level in 2022-23, it's pretty clear the real Caufield is the guy we saw late in the year. Still just 21 years of age and locked into a major role on a team trying to find its footing, Caufield should crack the 30-goal plateau with ease assuming he is able to remain healthy in 2022-23.
Caufield burst onto the scene late in 2020-21 with five points in 10 games after wrapping up his season at the University of Wisconsin. The diminutive winger then proved he was set to stay in the NHL with four goals and eight assists in 20 postseason contests as the Canadiens made a run to the Stanley Cup Finals. The 20-year-old winger showed great chemistry with Nick Suzuki in the playoffs, which could lead to a promising pairing of young forwards in the Habs' top six to open the season. Caufield may still play some sheltered minutes as a young forward, but he'll likely see plenty of power-play time. Fantasy managers will likely draft him in the middle rounds with the expectation of 40 points, a high shot volume and perhaps a nomination for the Calder Trophy at the end of the campaign.
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Ends short skid with helper
RWMontreal Canadiens
March 26, 2025
Caufield logged an assist and three shots on goal in Tuesday's 6-1 loss to the Blues.
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Two points including winner
RWMontreal Canadiens
March 16, 2025
Caufield scored an even-strength goal and added a power-play assist in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Panthers.
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Sends helper Wednesday
RWMontreal Canadiens
March 12, 2025
Caufield recorded an assist and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Kraken.
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Two-point effort in win
RWMontreal Canadiens
March 12, 2025
Caufield recorded a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Canucks. He also recorded three shots on goal, two hits, a blocked shot and a plus-3 rating.
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Extends goal, point streaks
RWMontreal Canadiens
March 6, 2025
Caufield scored a goal on five shots and added two hits in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Oilers.
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Hopes to play for Team USA
RWMontreal Canadiens
April 9, 2024
Caufield hopes to play for Team USA at the upcoming IIHF World Championship, Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports.
ANALYSIS
As long as Caufield is able to get through the last five games of the regular season without sustaining an injury, he's expected to get the opportunity to suit up for Team USA in May. He's picked up 24 goals and 59 points through 77 contests with Montreal this year.
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