New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Montreal Canadiens head coach Michel Therrien announced Thursday that forward Dale Weise will not play in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals due to an injury he sustained in Tuesday’s game against the New York Rangers.<\/p>\n
Weise was the recipient of an illegal check to the head from Rangers defenseman John Moore during the third period of Montreal’s 7-4 victory in Game 5. Moore received a 10-minute match penalty for the play and was later handed a two-game suspension by the NHL that will begin with Thursday’s clash.<\/p>\n
Therrien told reporters that Weise, who did briefly return to Tuesday’s contest, is not dealing with a concussion but declined to offer specifics about the injury.<\/p>\n
Weise’s absence coincides with the return of Brandon Prust to Montreal’s lineup for Game 6. The physical forward sat out the past two games of the series after being suspended for a hit on New York’s Derek Stepan in Game 3.<\/p>\n
Stepan sustained a broken jaw from Prust’s shot and sat out Sunday’s Game 4, but returned to action Tuesday and scored a pair of goals in the Rangers’ loss.<\/p>\n
Therrien also termed defenseman Alexei Emelin, who missed Tuesday’s tilt with a lower-body injury, a game-time decision for Game 6.<\/p>\n
The Canadiens need to win Thursday in Madison Square Garden to send the series back to Montreal for a deciding Game 7, which is scheduled to take place Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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