Anderson was suspended for two games for boarding Alex Pietrangelo.
Anderson will miss Tuesday's game in Detroit and Wednesday's game vs. the Canucks. Expect Evgenii Dadonov to replace him in the lineup if he's activated from IR.
Montreal Canadiens News
Goalie Start
Samuel Montembeault will start Thursday vs. the Jets
Montembeault stopped 43 of 45 shots (.956 SV%) in a win over Buffalo his last time between the crease on October 27th. Montembeault has been incredible as Montreal's backup this season, posting a 2-1-0 record along with a 2.32 GAA and .931 SV%. He will face Winnipeg who has struggled to score this season, ranking 23rd in the NHL in both goals (2.89) and shots (29.7) per game.
Michael Pezzetta will be a healthy scratch Tuesday vs. the Wild
Pezzetta made his season debut on October 29th against the Blues, playing only 11:04 TOI in the Canadiens' win. The 24-year-old heads back to the press box as Montreal make room for Jonathan Drouin.
Line Change
Joel Armia will make his season debut for the Canadians Saturday vs. Florida
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RDS 2022-10-29T19:34:41.026Z
Juraj Slafkovsky will return for the Canadiens vs. Florida
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RDS 2022-10-29T19:33:22.784Z
Goalie Start
Montembeault will start Thursday in Buffalo.
Montembeault stopped 26 of 28 shots (.929 SV%) for his first victory of the season his last time out vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins 10 days ago. His two starts have gone up and down as he is 1-1-0 with a 2.48 GAA and a .912 SV%. His Canadiens take on a much improved Sabres team that had won three straight prior to their previous 5-1 loss to Seattle Tuesday.
The Canadiens have acquired Nicolas Beaudin from the Blackhawks for Cameron Hillis.
Beaudin was a first-round pick in 2018 who has six points (2G / 4A) in 22 career NHL games with the Blackhawks. He started 2022-23 in the AHL, where he has one assist in three games. He'll report to Laval (AHL).
Laine (elbow) will return to the Blue Jackets lineup on Tuesday.
Laine missed the last six games with an elbow injury he suffered on opening night. Laine scored a goal on two shots in 7:49 TOI in his season debut, and he'll be back on a line with Johnny Gaudreau and Boone Jenner vs. the Coyotes.
Juraj Slafkovsky will miss Tuesday's game due to an upper-body injury
Slafkovsky missed the Canadien's last game due to an upper-body injury and after being left out of Monday's practice will not be playing on Tuesday. The 2022 1st overall pick has one goal and four shots through five games so far to start his NHL career.
Slafkovsky is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
Laine (elbow) returned to the ice on Tuesday.
Laine was expected to be out for 3-to-4 weeks with an elbow injury, but head coach Brad Larsen said that Laine is improving. Laine was able to return to the ice on Monday and Larsen said he'll miss at least the next couple of games.
The Canadiens recalled Cayden Primeau from Laval (AHL).
Primeau will serve as Sam Montembeault's backup on Monday with Jake Allen (parental leave) unavailable. Primeau allowed six goals and 38 shots in his season debut with Laval.
Goalie Start
Montembeault will start Monday vs. the Penguins.
Montembeault will get his second start in as many games after Montreal announced Jake Allen would not be available for Monday's game due to parental leave. The 25-year-old netminder struggled in his only start of the season, losing 3-1 to Washington while stopping 26 of 29 shots with little offensive help. He will look to get his first win of the season Monday against Pittsburgh.
Goalie Start
Montembeault will start in Washington on Saturday.
Laine out for 3-4 weeks with Elbow Injury
Laine scored just minutes into Columbus' season opener Wednesday but could only complete 7:49 TOI. Before leaving, the star winger collected two shots, a hit and a blocked shot, while adding the earlier-mentioned goal. His month-long absence will come as a massive blow to Columbus who just added Johnny Gaudreau during the offseason.
The Canadiens have placed Mike Matheson (lower-body) on IR.
Matheson underwent an MRI on Wednesday and missed the Canadiens' season opener with a lower-body injury. The MRI must not have revealed positive news, as he hits IR to open up a roster spot for Corey Schueneman to be called up.
Patrik Laine (upper-body injury) will not return to tonight's game at Carolina
Columbus' star left winger will not return after a collision with Brett Pesce of the Carolina Hurricanes. Laine had started the night off hot with the first goal of the contest and two shots before exiting in the second period.
The Canadiens have placed Paul Byron on the Long Term Injury Reserve with a Hip Injury
33-year-old veteran Left Winger Paul Byron will be placed on the LTI due to a hip injury steaming from last season. Byron has struggled to stay healthy the last few years playing only 102 games in the last three NHL seasons. He collected seven points in 27 games in 2021-22 as he found himself out of the lineup more often than in. By placing the 12-year veteran on the LTI, the Canadiens free up $900,000 in cap space.
The Canadiens have played Joel Armia (upper-body) on IR.
The Canadiens announced on Sunday that Armia will miss one-to-two weeks, so moving him to IR means he'll for sure miss seven days. Juraj Slafkovsky will open the season with the Canadiens, which could change once Armia is back and in need of a roster spot.
Matheson is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
Matheson's rehab from a lower-body injury he suffered in the preseason continues. At this point, it seems unlikely that Matheson will be available for the Canadiens' season opener on Wednesday.