next game, against the New York Rangers on 6 November 2018, Armia suffered a knee injury. He was initially expected to miss six to eight weeks, and ultimately missed twenty-five games. On 3 January 2019, Armia returned from injury against the Vancouver Canucks; he was credited with an assist on Jordie Benn's opening goal in a 2-0 Montreal win. On 1 March 2019 Armia scored his first career NHL hat trick in a 4–2 victory against the New York Rangers. On 11 July 2019, Armia signed a two-year contract worth $5.2 million with the Canadiens. He had previously filed for salary arbitration as a restricted free agent. Armia scored his first two goals of the 2019–20 season in a 5–4 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres on 9 October 2019. After recording 7 goals and 7 assists during the 2020–21 regular season, Armia managed 5 goals and 3 assists during the Canadiens' deep run to the 2021 Stanley Cup Final. On 27 July 2021, Armia signed a four-year, $13.6 million contract extension with the Canadiens. International play As part of the Finland men's national junior team, Armia participated in the 2011, 2012 and 2013 World Junior Championships, scoring 11 goals and 9 assists across 19 games. The team's highest finish was fourth in 2012. Following the 2021–22 NHL season, the Canadiens having failed the make the playoffs, Armia accepted an invitation to play for Team Finland at the senior level internationally for the first time at the 2022 IIHF World Championship, held on home soil. In his debut against Team Norway, he scored a goal and an assist in Finland's 5–0 victory. In his first nine games, Armia scored four goals and three assists, including the game-winning goal in Finland's semi-final victory over Team USA to reach the championship final. He scored his fifth goal of the tournament in Finland's 4–3 victory over Team Canada in the final, earning a gold medal. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International References External links Joel Armia's player profile on Jatkoaika.com Living people 1993 births Ässät players Buffalo Sabres draft picks Buffalo Sabres players Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Finnish ice hockey right wingers Manitoba Moose players Montreal Canadiens players National Hockey League first-round draft picks Sportspeople from Pori Rochester Americans players St. John's IceCaps players Winnipeg Jets players