After a successful bounce-back campaign with Vegas in 2024-25, Tanner Pearson has signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the Winnipeg Jets. The 33-year-old left-winger is entering his 13th NHL season with his 6th different team after picking up 12 goals and 27 points in 78 games played with the Golden Knights in 2024-25.
Pearson was a late scratch on Tuesday, with the team not announcing his absence prior to warmups. Kaedan Korczak draws in as Vegas will opt to dress seven defencemen on Tuesday.
Pearson was originally brought to Vegas on a PTO but has signed a one-year, $775,000 contract to remain with the Golden Knights for the 2024-25 season. The 32-year-old left-winger is entering his 12th NHL season with his fifth different team and had five goals, 13 points and 21 PIMs in 54 games played in 2023-24 with Montreal.
Pearson was a healthy scratch for the Canadiens' previous two games but will draw back in for their final game of the season on Tuesday vs. Detroit. He replaces Jesse Ylonen and will look to build off a very down season, with his five goals, 13 points, 77 SOG, 21 PIMs and a -11 plus/minus through 53 games played.
Pearson will draw back into the Canadiens' lineup after being a healthy scratch in their last outing. The two-time 20-goal scorer has 12 points (5G / 7A) in 48 games this season.
Michael Pezzetta will replace Pearson, who will watch from the press box as a healthy scratch on Tuesday against the Edmonton Oilers. Pearson has 12 points (5G / 7A) in 48 games this season.
Pearson has not played since December 9th, missing 19 games due to a hand injury. The 31-year-old Pearson should provide an offensive boost to the Canadiens' bottom six, as he has eight points (4G / 4A) in 27 games this season.
Pearson left the Canadiens game Saturday vs. Buffalo after just 2:50 TOI due to an upper-body injury and was placed on the Injured Reserve Wednesday with expectations to be out for 4-6 weeks. The 31-year-old left-winger had been attempting to put together his first full season since 2017-18 after just 14 games last year. He had four goals, four assists, 47 SOG, 13 PIMs and a -5 plus/minus in 27 games prior to his injury.
Pearson had one goal, four assists, 17 SOG, 21 PIMs and a -9 plus/minus through 14 games with Vancouver in 2022-23 and has been traded to Montreal alongside a 2025 third-round pick for Casey DeSmith. The 31-year-old left-winger carries a cap hit of $3,250,000 into the 2023-24 season and has 133 goals and 272 points across 590 career games for three different organizations (LAK, PIT, VAN).
Pearson last played on November 9th due to a hand injury and has been placed on the long-term injured reserve Friday. The 30-year-old had one goal, four assists, 17 SOG, 21 PIMs and a -9 plus/minus through 14 games played prior to his injury.
Pearson suffered a hand injury in Wednesday's game vs. the Canadiens and required surgery on Thursday. He'll miss at least one month, so don't expect to see Pearson in the Canucks' lineup until mid-to-late December.
Pearson missed Saturday's game vs. the Sharks and likely will not play this week. Vasily Podkolzin will likely remain in the Canucks' top-6 while Pearson is out.
Pearson left Thursday's game in Arizona with an upper-body injury and did not return. Post-game, head coach Bruce Boudreau said "hopefully just day-to-day," and hopes he'll be able to play Saturday.
