Canadiens without Laine, Montembeault for Game 5, Carrier a game-time decision
Head coach Martin St. Louis said that goaltender Sam Montembeault and Patrik Laine will not be available in Game 5, while defenceman William Carrier will be a game-time decision.
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The Montreal Canadiens will look to stay alive in their first-round series against the Washington Capitals without a few key players.
Goaltender Sam Montembeault and Patrik Laine will not be available in Game 5, while defenceman William Carrier will be a game-time decision.
Laine has missed the past two games with an upper-body injury and was listed as day-to-day but was on the ice for practice on Tuesday. Montreal’s big off-season acquisition has yet to find the back of the net this post-season after potting 20 goals in 52 regular-season games. Laine has just one assist in nearly 12 minutes of ice time through Games 1 and 2 and was benched for the third period in the second game.
Montembeault did not make the trip to Washington for Game 5, which means Jakub Dobes will once again be in the starter’s net. Montembeault was injured in Game 3 and was not available to start Game 4.
Carrier was injured in Game 4 on a hit from Capitals forward Tom Wilson in the neutral zone.
