Jeff Petry missed practice this morning, due to a touch of the flu. There’s no word whether or not he’ll be ready to play tonight versus the Sabres.
Jeff Petry n’est pas à l’entraînement ce matin (virus) // Jeff Petry will not be practicing today (flu)
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) January 31, 2017
The good news is that Alex Galchenyuk once again skate this morning, which means he’s hopefully approaching a return relatively soon.
The Canadiens started out practice by focusing on the powerplay. Here are the units:
#Habs power play:
Pacioretty Danault Radulov
Beaulieu WeberLehkonen Plekanec Byron
Markov Barberio/NesterovDesharnais on PK duty.
— John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) January 31, 2017
Andrei Markov WILL play tonight, and we’ve also received news that Greg Pateryn received the green light to return to play. He’s a possibility to play if Jeff Petry is unavailable.
Nikita Nesterov confirmed he would be playing alongside Markov for his first game as a member of the Canadiens.
#Habs: Nesterov will make his #Habs debut on a pairing with Andrei Markov who returns to the lineup tonight. #TSN690
— Amanda Stein (@amandacstein) January 31, 2017
