Liveblog: Habs takes on the Blackhawks with a little help from the Rocket

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Winger Jesse Ylönen is the latest Laval Rocket player to join the big club. Christian Dvorak will miss the game with a lower body injury.

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Erik leijon • Special to Montreal Gazette

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Dec 09, 2021 • 16 minutes ago • 1 minute read • Join the conversation

Cole Caufield (22) of the Montreal Canadiens celebrates the goal of teammate Ben Chiarot (8) during the second period in Montreal on Thursday, December 2, 2021.
Cole Caufield (22) of the Montreal Canadiens celebrates the goal of teammate Ben Chiarot (8) during the second period in Montreal on Thursday, December 2, 2021. Photo by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette

The Montreal Canadiens have a long injury list right now, so they’ll be calling up some Laval Rocket farmers when they take on the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday at the Bell Center. Disco drop at 7pm (TSN2, RDS, TSN 690 Radio, 98.5 FM)

The latest to join the big club is winger Jesse Ylönen, who is expected to skate in line with Michael Pezzetta and Cédric Paquette. Christian Dvorak suffered a lower body injury on Tuesday and will not play tonight.

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Jake Allen will likely get the nod on the goal against Sorel native Marc-André Fleury. Fleury has 499 career victories and could be number 500 in his home province.

Reference-montrealgazette.com

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