Montreal Canadiens defenceman David Savard will miss six to eight weeks due to a fractured left hand. Savard, 33, departed Monday's 3-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres with the injury.
with the injury and did not return. He had 16:54 TOI with one assist in last night's contest and made back-to-back shot blocks while losing a skate blade on a Canadiens penalty kill. “I feel like does it every night,” Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis said after the game. “He doesn’t lose his blade like that every night. Savvy’s a hockey player.
He is in the third season of a four-year, $14 million contract with an average annual value of $3.5 million. In 740 career NHL games, the St-Hyacinthe, Que. native has 47 goals and 205 points split between the Blue Jackets, Lightning and Canadiens.
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