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Emil Heineman : only two points in 2025

Originally posted on Dose.ca | Last updated Apr 19, 2025 8:38 PM ET

In the playoffs, unless you’re the Edmonton Oilers, it’s quite rare for a team to go far with only the production of their star players.

Generally, it takes secondary production, and therefore help from depth players, to score important goals and take pressure off the shoulders of the top line.

And with the Montreal Canadiens, that’s exactly what it will take if the team wants to make noise in the playoffs.

Obviously, most of the offense will have to come from the top line, and especially from Nick Suzuki.

But outside of the top line, other players will have to produce, and that’s where a fourth line can be crucial in a series.

Luckily, the Habs have a good one, which has been able to take matters into their own hands for the Canadiens a few times this season.

And a big part of this success is due to the excellent work of Emil Heineman, who we all love.

You almost appreciate Emil Heineman more when you watch him live.

He is an absolute forechecking monster: constantly moving his feet, making hits & disrupting plays.

It’s simple, when Heineman plays, the Habs win. pic.twitter.com/YQxorGPVC1

— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) April 17, 2025

He’s a hard-working player with a very physical and intense style of play, which always pleases the Habs fans.

Plus, he has an excellent shot.

The problem is that despite loving Heineman and his style of play, in the playoffs, the young Swede will also have to produce.

Because since the Four Nations Tournament, Heineman has only one assist (March 18 against the Senators) in 21 games.

The Habs’ number 51 hasn’t scored since January 3 in Chicago. He has only two points in 26 games in 2025.

Of course, we mustn’t forget that Heineman was hit by a car in January, but still, since he’s been back to full health, the Swede has struggled to produce.

We don’t talk about it much because Heineman is a fourth-line player, and because he contributes a lot to the team outside of the scoresheet, but still: Heineman will have to find a way to produce in the playoffs.

Heineman has an excellent shot, but recently, he’s been missing his chances to score.

He has 10 goals in 62 games this season (and eight assists), but it’s in the first half of the season that he was playing well.

In short, the Swede is a player that everyone loves, and who helps the team win thanks to his forechecking, physicality, and intensity, but he’ll have to produce and help his line produce again.

Emil Heineman is playing playoff hockey. He stays in the lineup or we riot. pic.twitter.com/xE9CzeTlNR

— Matt Drake (@DrakeMT) April 17, 2025

Jake Evans and Joel Armia have also been struggling since the Four Nations Tournament and will have to give more.

We know Armia is injured in the wrist, but still, he’ll have to find a way to contribute more, just like Evans, and this could be through better finishing from Heineman.

In Overtime

– This will be a nice duel to watch.

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin today on Habs rookie Ivan Demidov :

“It’s gonna be an interesting match. Obviously he’s a talented guy. We’ll see.” pic.twitter.com/1wLr0pPovR

— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) April 19, 2025

– Very cool!

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– Note that.

Washington’s first-round record in team history is 13-19.
A .406 win percentage.

Montreal’s first-round record in the same time period is 25-10.
A .719 win percentage.

— Grant McCagg (@grantmccagg) April 19, 2025

– Zayne Parekh will not play with the Flames’ affiliate team in the playoffs.