Montreal's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Heineman | LW | Out - Upper Body( Jan 13, '25) | Jan 13, '25 | |
| The Canadiens announced Heineman was involved in a traffic accident yesterday as a pedestrian. Heineman sustained an upper-body injury and will be out 3-4 weeks. | ||||
| D. Reinbacher | D | Out - Knee( Sep 30, '24) | Sep 30, '24 | |
| The Canadiens said that Reinbacher underwent surgery to his left knee on Tuesday (Oct. 1) and is out for 5-to-6 months. | ||||
Montreal Starters Last Game
| POS | # | Player |
|---|---|---|
| RW | 11 | Brendan Gallagher |
| RW | 13 | Cole Caufield |
| C | 14 | Nick Suzuki |
| C | 15 | Alex Newhook |
| RW | 17 | Josh Anderson |
| LW | 20 | Juraj Slafkovsky |
| C | 28 | Christian Dvorak |
| RW | 40 | Joel Armia |
| LW | 51 | Emil Heineman |
| LW | 55 | Michael Pezzetta |
| C | 71 | Jake Evans |
| C | 77 | Kirby Dach |
| LW | 92 | Patrik Laine |
| POS | # | Player |
|---|---|---|
| D | 8 | Mike Matheson |
| D | 21 | Kaiden Guhle |
| G | 35 | Sam Montembeault |
| D | 45 | Alexandre Carrier |
| D | 47 | Jayden Struble |
| D | 48 | Lane Hutson |
| D | 58 | David Savard |
| D | 72 | Arber Xhekaj |
| G | 75 | Jakub Dobes |
Columbus's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Sillinger | C | Day To Day - Upper-body( Jan 22, '25) | Jan 22, '25 | |
| Sillinger will be a game-time decision in Carolina on Thursday (Jan. 23), as per Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets. | ||||
| D. Mateychuk | D | Out - Illness( Jan 21, '25) | Jan 21, '25 | |
| Mateychuk is Out for Wednesday's (Jan. 22) game against Toronto, as per Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets. | ||||
| Y. Chinakhov | RW | Out - Upper Body( Jan 17, '25) | Jan 17, '25 | |
| Chinakhov is still a few weeks away from a return, according to Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers. | ||||
| E. Gudbranson | D | Out - Shoulder( Jan 17, '25) | Jan 17, '25 | |
| The Blue Jackets announced Gudbranson (shoulder) isn't expected to return until the end of March, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports Saturday. | ||||
| S. Monahan | C | Out - Wrist( Jan 13, '25) | Jan 13, '25 | |
| Monahan will wear a brace on his injured wrist for two weeks before being reevaluated, according to Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers. | ||||
| B. Jenner | C | Out - Shoulder( Jan 13, '25) | Jan 13, '25 | |
| Jenner is reportedly ahead of schedule and could return to action after the 4 Nations Face-Off, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports Tuesday (Jan. 14). | ||||
Columbus Starters Last Game
| POS | # | Player |
|---|---|---|
| C | 4 | Cole Sillinger |
| C | 7 | Sean Kuraly |
| LW | 10 | Dmitri Voronkov |
| RW | 17 | Justin Danforth |
| C | 19 | Adam Fantilli |
| LW | 21 | James van Riemsdyk |
| RW | 24 | Mathieu Olivier |
| C | 27 | Zach Aston-Reese |
| RW | 62 | Kevin Labanc |
| C | 65 | Luca Del Bel Belluz |
| LW | 82 | Mikael Pyyhtia |
| RW | 86 | Kirill Marchenko |
| C | 91 | Kent Johnson |
| POS | # | Player |
|---|---|---|
| D | 2 | Jake Christiansen |
| D | 3 | Jack Johnson |
| D | 5 | Denton Mateychuk |
| D | 8 | Zach Werenski |
| D | 9 | Ivan Provorov |
| D | 15 | Dante Fabbro |
| D | 22 | Jordan Harris |
| G | 40 | Daniil Tarasov |
| D | 78 | Damon Severson |
| G | 90 | Elvis Merzlikins |