A dangerous off-ice incident has left the Montreal Canadiens without one of their top rookies for the foreseeable future.
Emil Heineman was involved in a traffic accident as a pedestrian that resulted in an upper-body injury, which will keep him out of the lineup for the next three-to-four weeks, the team announced Tuesday.
The 23-year-old is tied with Brendan Gallagher and Jake Evans for third in Canadiens goal-scoring and is also third among rookies in goals, with 10 in 41 games this season.
A second-round pick in 2020, Heineman spent three seasons in the Swedish Hockey League before joining the AHL-affiliated Laval Rocket at the conclusion of the 2022-23 season.
After just four NHL appearances in 2023-24, Heineman has become a mainstay on the Canadiens’ fourth line alongside Evans and Joel Armia.
The Canadiens are 20-18-4 this season and have played some of their best hockey as of late, going 7-2-1 in their last 10 games to push themselves within striking distance of a wild-card spot.
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