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Montreal Canadiens defenseman Alexandre Carrier was forced to leave Saturday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins after being thrown into the boards during a forecheck. The team confirmed he would not return, and the injury appeared to affect his neck or shoulder. Carrier, 29, recorded two goals and 16 assists in 51 games last season and is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent next offseason.
During Saturday’s 6-5 overtime loss to the, defenseman Alexandre Carrier was forced to leave for Montreal’s dressing room with an injury. The Canadiens confirmed that Carrier would not return to the game.
The injury appeared to occur when Carrier was thrown down by Penguins forward Egor Chinakhov on the forecheck, causing his neck/shoulder area to slam forcefully into the boards. Carrier, 29, had a goal and an assist while playing almost 22 minutes in Montreal’s season-opening 3-2 win over theThe Quebec City native put up seven goals and 15 assists for 22 points in 73 games for the Canadiens last season, while averaging just over 19 minutes of ice time.
He then contributed a goal and six assists for seven points while averaging a tick over 22 minutes of ice time in 19 playoff games during Montreal’s run to the Eastern Conference final.in the fourth round of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, Carrier became a full-time NHLer for Nashville in the 2021-22 season, in which he notched three goals and 27 assists for a career-best 30 points in 77 games. After another two-plus seasons with the Predators, Carrier was traded to the Canadiens in December of 2024 in exchange for defenseman Justin Barron.
In 51 games for Montreal to finish the 2024-25 season, he registered two goals and 16 assists for 18 points.with Montreal, and is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent next offseason. The Canadiens, who have earned three points through two games, will host the defending Stanley Cup champion
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