Thursday Habs Headlines: Players follow through on shaving their heads for a good cause

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• Several Canadiens players made good on their commitments to shave their heads Wednesday as a way to raise money for Leucan. [Jeff Petry | Jordie Benn | Andrew Shaw | Charles Hudon]/

Lehkonen and Alzner first up shaving their heads #Habs pic.twitter.com/GFgtuUgsw6

— Joey Alfieri (@joeyalfieri) December 13, 2017

• Max Pacioretty, Jonathan Drouin, Nicolas Deslauriers, and Daniel Carr stopped by to help open the Ahuntsic-Cartierville community rink set up by the Montreal Canadiens Children's Foundation. [Canadiens]
• Charlie Lindgren is even more confident in net since his impressive stint with the Canadiens last month. [The Athletic]
• Even with only partial vision in his right eye, Laval’s Yannick Veilleux is living his dream as a professional hockey player. [NHL]
• After being traded to Les Canadiennes earlier this week, Erin Ambrose released a statement through her old squad. [Instagram]
• After a scary collision between his ear and an opponent’s skate, Michael McCarron will be opting for more comprehensive helmet coverage in the future. [Canadiens]
• After being injured against the Kings, Taylor Hall will not be joining the Devils in Montreal for Thursday’s game. [Twitter]/

Around the league and elsewhere

• Kyle Turris revealed on Wednesday that he believes Senators owner Eugene Melnyk was the driving force behind his trade to Nashville. [TSN]
• David Leggio’s antics have forced a rule-change in yet another pro hockey league. [NBC Sports]
• Hockey Canada has announced the roster that will compete at the 2018 Nations Cup, [The Ice Garden]
• Luc Robitaille’s wife recently shared on Twitter about her own run-in with Donald Trump. [TSN]
• Selection camp has kicked off for Canada’s 2018 World Juniors team. [The Athletic]
• Are goals up in the NHL?/

I looked at scoring in the NHL over the past five seasons. It's amazing how consistent the goals per game were over the past four seasons. Uptick this season.
Shootouts are way down, coinciding with the start of 3-on-3 overtime. pic.twitter.com/Fk7mOjZsm1

— Andrew Zadarnowski (@AZadarski) December 13, 2017