Liveblog: Habs fall 5-4 to Sens in preseason final set-up

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Jonathan Drouin was a late scratch due to an illness not related to COVID.

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Erik leijon • Special for Montreal Gazette

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October 07, 2021 • 3 hours ago • <1 minute read • 8 comments

Canadiens' Arber Xhekaj receives a glove to the face when he stops Mark Kastelic of the Ottawa Senators during NHL preseason action in Montreal on Saturday, October 2, 2021.
Canadiens’ Arber Xhekaj receives a glove to the face when he stops Mark Kastelic of the Ottawa Senators during NHL preseason action in Montreal on Saturday, October 2, 2021. Photo by Paul Chiasson /The Canadian Press

The Montreal Canadiens will have one more chance to fine-tune their game before the start of the 2021-22 regular season when they face the Ottawa Senators at the Bell Center on Thursday night. Disco drop at 7pm (RDS, TSN5, TSN Radio 690, 98.5 FM.)

Earlier today, the team announced that goalkeeper Carey Price voluntarily entered the league’s player assistance program.

Carey Price Leaves Canadiens to Enter NHL Player Assistance Program

Defender Sami Niku practiced for the first time after suffering a concussion against the senators last Friday. Cedric Paquette (groin) and Mike Hoffman (lower body) skated alone, but did not practice.

Reference-montrealgazette.com

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