Forward Joel Armia reunited with his Montreal Canadiens teammates in training Monday morning, while Mike Hoffman was absent due to medical tests.
Hoffman hasn’t played since the third period of Saturday’s game, which the Habs won 5-4 in a shootout against the Philadelphia Flyers. Head coach Martin St-Louis said after the game that Hoffman was injured, but he remained available to play on the power play.
The Canadiens mentioned Monday morning that Hoffman was injured in the lower body. His state of health must be assessed during the day.
In 16 games this season, Hoffman has five goals and three assists.
For his part, Armia has not played since November 12 against the Pittsburgh Penguins. He is struggling with an upper body injury. Armia returned to training alone on November 18 and although he trained with the regular squad on Monday, he had to avoid contact.
Armia has played seven games this season but still hasn’t blacked out the scoresheet.
The Canadiens will play their next game on Tuesday, when they host the Buffalo Sabres. He will then visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday and the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday afternoon.
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