Playing in his second game of the season after a call-up from the Laval Rocket, Nikita Scherbak’s night was cut short by a lower-body injury.
Nikita Scherbak ne sera pas de retour ce soir (blessé – bas du corps). / Nikita Scherbak will not return tonight (lower-body injury).
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) October 27, 2017
He went down awkwardly along the boards, with his right leg folding underneath him. He limped to the dressing room, but did come back later in the first period.
Nikita Scherbak limped to the locker room after this play along the boards pic.twitter.com/M4HuFD2gWK
— Scott Matla (@scottmatla) October 27, 2017
After trying to play through it, he was eventually forced to return to the dressing room, and will not return to the game.
