Evans (lower-body) is not on the ice for warmups and will not play in New York.
Montreal Canadiens News
Evans (lower-body) left Saturday's game and is questionable to play Sunday.
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Montembeault will start Sunday in New York.
Carrier (undisclosed) will not play Saturday vs. The Sabres.
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Montembeault will start Saturday against the Islanders.
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Kahkonen will start Friday vs. the Oilers.
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Sammy Blais will be back in the Rangers' lineup Thursday. vs. Dallas.
Blais was a healthy scratch for the Rangers' previous game but will be back in the lineup Thursday as he replaces Chris Kreider (upper body). Blais has five assists, 28 SOG, eight PIMs and a +2 plus/minus through 35 games played this season.
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Montembeault will start Thursday vs. the Predators.
Montembeault allowed three goals on 40 shots (.925 SV%) but picked up his fifth loss in six starts as he was defeated by Seattle last start. The Canadiens' backup has struggled in 2022-23, yet still has been Montreal's best netminder with his 6-6-2 record, 3.42 GAA and .900 SV%. He will face the Nashville Predators, who just snapped a four-game winning streak with a 2-1 loss to Toronto on Wednesday.
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Gustav Lindstrom will be a healthy scratch Thursday vs. Toronto.
Lindstrom was back in the Red Wings' lineup for only the second time since Dec. 14th in Detroit's victory Wednesday but will head back to the press box as a healthy scratch yet again Thursday vs. Toronto. The 24-year-old stay-at-home defender has two assists, 11 SOG and a -8 plus/minus through 19 games with the Red Wings.
Brendan Gallagher will be sidelined for a minimum of six weeks due to a lower-body injury.
Gallagher has four goals, five assists, 57 SOG, 31 PIMs and a -6 plus/minus but is expected to now miss at least six weeks due to a lower-body injury. It is the second time this season Gallagher has been forced to miss a chunk of time.
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Kahkonen will start Tuesday in Arizona.
Kahkonen allowed five goals on 29 shots (.828 SV%) as he picked up his third loss in four starts after a defeat to Anaheim last game. The 26-year-old backup netminder has been one of the league's poorest performers between the pipes this season, with his 4-7-4 record, 3.79 GAA and .869 SV%. He will hope for some more positive results as he takes on Arizona, who has lost five-straight contests and is last in the NHL in shots per game (25.0).
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Samuel Montembeault will start Monday vs. Seattle.
Montembeault allowed six goals on 34 shots (.824 SV%) for his fourth loss in five starts as he was defeated by Nashville his last time out. The Canadiens' backup has not performed well when called upon this season, with his 6-5-2 record, 3.44 GAA and .897 SV%. He will face one of the league's hottest teams in the Seattle Kraken, who will be hoping to extend their current four-game winning streak.
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Lindstrom will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
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Gustav Lindstrom will draw back into the Red Wings' lineup Friday vs. Florida.
Lindstrom last played for the Red Wings on Dec. 14th but will draw back into the lineup Friday vs. Florida as he replaces Jordan Oesterle. The 24-year-old stay-at-home defenseman had one assist, nine SOG and a -9 plus/minus through 17 games with Detroit earlier in the season.
Kaiden Guhle will be out a minimum of eight weeks with a knee injury.
Guhle had been having a fantastic rookie season, with two goals, 12 assists, 36 SOG, 21 PIMs and a -14 plus/minus through 36 games but will miss at least a minimum of eight weeks due to a knee injury.
Brendan Gallagher is expected to miss a minimum of two weeks (lower body).
Gallagher has four goals, five assists, 57 SOG, 31 PIMs and a -6 plus/minus but is expected to now miss at least two weeks due to a lower-body injury. It is the second time this season Gallagher has been forced to miss a chunk of time.
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Kaapo Kahkonen will start Friday vs. Anaheim.
Brendan Gallagher is day-to-day and will not play Thursday vs. the New York Rangers (lower body).
Gallagher has four goals, five assists, 57 SOG, 31 PIMs and a -6 plus/minus through 25 games so far this season but will miss Thursday's game vs. the Rangers due to a lower-body injury.
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Samuel Montembeault will start Tuesday vs. Nashville.
Patrick Laine will return to the Blue Jackets lineup Tuesday vs. Ottawa (Covid).
Laine has not played since Dec. 23rd due to Covid but will return Tuesday vs. Ottawa. The 24-year-old had nine goals, seven assists, 72 SOG and a -7 plus/minus through 20 games prior to his absence.
