After a tough outing versus the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night, Alexei Emelin will be healthy scratch tonight versus the Ottawa Senators, allowing Nathan Beaulieu to slot back in.
Alexei Emelin sera laissé de côté ce soir à Ottawa.
Alexei Emelin will be a healthy scratch tonight in Ottawa. #GoHabsGo
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) March 18, 2017
The news isn’t particularly surprising, given the most recent practice had Emelin as the seventh defenceman.
At forward, Dwight King claims the spot on the fourth line that he shared with Andreas Martinsen in the latest practice alignment. Martinsen will join Michael McCarron in viewing the game from the pressbox tonight.
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