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Leblanc will make his season debut tonight.
Leblanc was recalled by the Habs on Sunday and will be in the lineup tonight with Travis Moen dealing with a face injury. He has four goals and two assists in seven games with Hamilton.
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Panthers have also invited Andrei Kostitsyn and Marek Svatos.
AK gets another crack at the NHL after his fallout in Nashville last playoffs.
Source:
RDS 2018-07-18T17:53:11.123Z
Suspension
Alexander Radulov and Andrei Kostitsyn have been suspended for Game 3 for a violation of team rules according to the Nashville Predators.
Poile had no comment on the reasoning for the suspensions.
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Lines: 46/13/24
Looks like Kostitsyn moves down to the third line with Erat healthy. He has four goals and eight points in 14 games with the Preds.
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Leblanc moves up to plekanec bourque line.
Leblanc moves up to the second line. He has four goals and nine points in 36 games.
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Not good to see Erat out with an upper-body injury, but it will be interesting to watch AK46 and SK74 on the same line. #Preds #Blackhawks
Kostitsyn moves up to the top line. He scored three goals and seven points in his first 12 games with the Preds.
Call up / Send down
#Habs recall Leblanc, can't be good news for Davey?
Leblanc comes back up to replace David Desharnais. The former 18th overall pick scored three goals and seven points in 28 games.
Call up / Send down
#canadiens Louis Leblanc-Aaron Engqvist cédés. Sent down.
Leblanc goes back to the minors with Aaron Palushaj healthy. He has three goals and seven points in 28 games.
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AK with Legwand and Hornqvist.
Kostitsyn will stay on the second line tonight. He's still looking for his first point with the Predators.
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#Habs lines tonight: Bourque-Eller-Leblanc
Leblanc takes Palushaj's spot. The rookie scored three goals and seven points through his first 26 games in Montreal.
Call up / Send down
MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens announced Friday that forwards Andreas Engqvist and Louis Leblanc have been recalled from the AHL Hamilton Bulldogs.
Expect both players to draw into the lineup tonight. Leblanc scored three goals and seven points through his first 26 games in Montreal.
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AK on a line with Legwand and Hornqvist.
Kostitsyn begins his Predators career on the second line. Before coming over to Nashville, the Bellarussian scored 12 goals and 24 points in 52 games.
Call up / Send down
#canadiens cèdent Louis Leblanc.
Leblanc goes back to the minors, where he will get more playing time. He has three goals and seven points in 26 games.
A Kostitsyn dealt to Nashville #SNTrade
Kostitsyn leaves for greener pastures in Nashville, joining his younger brother. The enigmatic winger has 12 goals and 24 points in 53 games.
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#habs leblanc is good to go tonight
Expect Leblanc to play on the fourth line tonight. The prized rookie has three goals and seven points in 23 games.
Injury
#canadiens Louis Leblanc va reprendre l'entraînement ce matin. Will skate this morning.
Leblanc has been out with the flu and likely needs to get more strength before drawing in. The prized rookie has three goals and seven points in 23 games.
Injury
Leblanc encore absent.
Leblanc remains out due to his illness. The prized rookie has three goals and seven points in 23 games.
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Leblanc est malade, sera remplacé par Palushaj
Leblanc won't play tonight due to his illness. The prized rookie has three goals and seven points in 23 games.
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#Habs Cunneyworth says Gomez and Kostitsyn will play.
Both disgruntled forward will play tonight after all. At this rate Kostitsyn looks like a candidate to be moved. He has 12 goals and 24 points in 47 games.
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#canadiens trios: Bourque-Plekanec-Kostitsyn
Kostitsyn moves back to a scoring line after briefly playing on the fourth. He has 12 goals and 23 points in 41 games.