Rookie forward Juraj Slafkovsky will miss Saturday’s game against the Dallas Stars with an upper body injury.
Slafkovsky did not take part in the Habs’ morning practice at the Bell Sports Complex in Brossard. A spokesperson for the Canadiens said the Slovak was injured in the last game and that his case will be reassessed daily.
In that game Thursday night at the Bell Center against the Arizona Coyotes, Slafkovsky scored his first career NHL goal, in his fifth game.
Suddenly, at the age of 18 years and 204 days, he became the fourth youngest player in team history to score his first career goal behind Mario Tremblay (18 years, 75 days), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (18 years, 118 days) and Claude Lemieux (18 years, 141 days).
Separately, Slafkovsky also became the youngest Slovak-born player in NHL history to score his first career goal. This brand was previously owned by Marian Gaborik (18 years, 235 days, October 6, 2000).
The Canadian (3-2-0) will come before the Stars (3-0-1) looking for a third consecutive victory and a fourth in as many outings in front of his supporters.
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