The Montreal Canadiens injury woes continue to pile up as forward Josh Anderson was forced out of his team’s contest against the Carolina Hurricanes with an undisclosed injury.
Anderson had logged 9:36 of ice time through two periods, and had scored earlier in the contest, but did not return to the Habs bench to begin the 3rd period. The team would later simply state that “Forward Josh Anderson will not return to play tonight” on social media.
It’s unclear when Anderson may have sustained an injury, but defender Noah Dobson also did not appear on the team’s bench to start the 3rd period. Dobson would eventually return midway through the frame, but the 31 year old forward remained out.
It’s a development Montreal can ill afford at the moment given the current bumps and bruises to Patrik Laine, Kaiden Guhle, Kirby Dach, Alex Newhook, and Jake Evans. Not to mention the fact that the team will also now be without blue liner Mike Matheson who is dealing with an upper body injury after taking a questionable hit from Brad Marchand earlier this week.
Montreal would go on to win the contest 7-5, improving to 6-1-3 in their last 10 contests. Overall the club sits 3rd in the Atlantic at 22-12-6 on the season, though their depth is certainly being tested at the moment given the slew of injuries the club is dealing with.
Up next for Montreal is a showdown with the St. Louis Blues on Saturday at 4pm ET.
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