Canadian forward Jonathan Drouin, injured in the upper body, will not face the Colorado Avalanche this Saturday night in Denver, because he returned to Montreal for an evaluation instead.
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In an update issued by the organization at the end of the afternoon, it was possible to learn that forward Josh Anderson and defender Jeff Petry would remain uncertain cases.
Head coach Dominique Ducharme, however, is hopeful of being able to rely on Anderson and he intends to use him on a line completed by Jake Evans and Rem Pitlick.
In goal, young goaltender Cayden Primeau will indeed face a huge challenge against MacKinnon and the Avalanche. Recalled, Michael McNiven will be present as an auxiliary, since Samuel Montembeault suffers from a slight injury to the upper body.
Primeau will try to rebound, he who allowed four goals on 16 shots against the Arizona Coyotes on Monday, having been replaced by Montembeault after 40 minutes of play.
In the medical report of the day, it was mentioned that striker Paul Byron would ultimately not find the Canadian during this stay abroad, contrary to what was anticipated. Byron will see his teammates again when they return to Montreal, next week. Another Habs game is first scheduled against the Wild on Monday night in Minnesota.