Tomas Plekanec dished out two helpers in a 4-2 win over Carolina on Thursday.

Plekanec dished out two helpers in a 4-2 win over Carolina on Thursday.

Analysis:

The apples were the 39th and 40th of the year for Plekanec, who's also contributed 13 goals, 36 PIM and 187 shots on net. Despite it being a down season for just about everyone in Montreal, Plekanec's pace of 0.65 points per game is right in line with his career average of 0.66 across 842 NHL contests. That being said, his 13 tallies have fallen well short of last year's 26-goal showing, which has understandably disappointed some owners in 2015-16.