A hit from Tom Wilson won’t cost Jake Evans any games.
The Montreal Canadiens forward will be back in the lineup Saturday when his team hosts the Toronto Maple Leafs on Hockey Night in Canada (Sportsnet, Sportsnet+, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT).
Evans exited Thursday’s game against the Washington Capitals after Wilson caught him up high in his own end. The Capitals kept the puck in the zone and immediately scored on a Jakob Chychrun slapshot.
Evans did not return to the ice and missed practice Friday, but returned to morning skate on Saturday.
He has three goals and three assists in 20 contests on the season.
Meanwhile, the Canadiens are giving Jakub Dobes the start in goal.
Dobes will look for a better outing after he allowed four goals on 25 shots after replacing Sam Montembeault early in the second period against the Capitals.
The 24-year-old Dobes has struggled in November, going 0-2-2 with a 4.76 goals-against average and an .820 save percentage. Dobes earned more playing time when Montembeault struggled to start the season, going a perfect 5-0 in October.
Also, Florian Xhekaj will make his NHL debut against the Maple Leafs, Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki said.
Xhekaj, the brother of defenceman Arber Xhekaj, was recalled from the AHL’s Laval Rocket on Friday.
The 21-year-old forward has two goals and two assists in 16 games for the Rocket this season to go with 44 penalty minutes.
He was selected by the Canadiens 101st overall at the 2023 NHL Draft and has spent parts of the past three seasons with Laval.
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