The Montreal Canadiens will be without forward Emil Heineman when they face off against the Utah Hockey Club at the Delta Center on Tuesday night.
Note the later start time of 9 p.m. (TSN2, RDS, TSN Radio 690, 98.5 FM).
The Habs rookie was hit by a car yesterday as a pedestrian in Salt Lake City. He sustained an upper-body injury and will miss 3-4 weeks.
It’s the first time the franchise will play a game in Salt Lake City.
After Michael Pezzetta and Mike Matheson took penalties in the opening 1:04, Josh Doan scored for Utah on the subsequent 5-on-3.
Just over a minute later, Matheson was out of the box and he beat Karel Vejmelka on a breakaway to tie the game up 1-1. Lane Hutson got his 30th assist of the season on the goal.
The Habs took four penalties in the first period. Just as the fourth one expired, with less than a minute to play, Nick Bjugstad squeaked one past goalie Sam Montembeault to give Utah a 2-1 lead after 20 minutes.
In the second, Patrik Laine scored off one of his patented one-timers, only this time it was an even-strength goal. All tied up 2-2.
Hutson was at it again in the second. He set up speeding Kirby Dach, who beat Vejmelka in front to give the Habs a 3-2 lead.
Utah tied it up early in the third period when their top line took advantage of a long shift by Montreal. Logan Cooley was left alone on the doorstep and he made no mistake. 3-3.
The Habs retook the lead at 6:33 of the third when off the draw, Hutson set up Cole Caufield in front for the deflection into the open cage. 4-3 Habs.
Dach scored his second at 16:15 on a shot Vejmelka probably wishes he could’ve had back. The Habs suddenly got a little bit of breathing room.