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Sven Andrighetto News

Andrighetto has cleared waivers and been assigned St. John’s (AHL).

Andrighetto, 23, had 17 points (7G / 10A) in 44 games with Montreal and 23 points (10G / 13A) in 26 games with St. John’s a season ago. He will start this year in St. John’s, but should be one of the first forwards recalled.

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Andrighetto (upper-body) will return to the Canadiens lineup on Saturday.

Andrighetto has missed the last three games with an upper-body injury, but will replace Lucas Lessio (lower-body) in the lineup tonight. Andrighetto has 13 points (6G / 7A) in 37 games this season. There’s no word whether Andrighetto will jump back into the Habs’ top-6.

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Sven Andrighetto will make his NHL debut on Saturday.

Andrighetto, 21, was recalled by the Canadiens on Friday. He was the Habs third-round pick (86th overall) in 2013. The 5-foot-9 forward has registered 18 points (9G / 9A) in 21 games with Hamilton (AHL) this season. He will replace Lars Eller, who is out with an upper-body injury.

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