BROSSARD – Following Thursday’s day off, the Canadiens returned to the ice at the CN Sports Complex on Friday.
Juraj Slafkovsky was absent from practice for a therapy day, while Oliver Kapanen, who remains day to day, skated on Montreal’s top line as he continues to recover from an injury.
Ivan Demidov, Mike Matheson and Samuel Montembeault did not skate, and their statuses remain unchanged. Florian Xhekaj, meanwhile, is expected to miss two weeks with a lower-body injury.
The remainder of the line combinations were unchanged from Wednesday’s game against Washington.
