{"id":920103,"date":"2026-10-04T09:10:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T09:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/920103\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T09:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T09:10:09","slug":"canadiens-alexandre-carrier-leaves-game-against-penguins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/920103\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadiens\u2019 Alexandre Carrier leaves game against Penguins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">The <a class=\"text-secondary underline underline-offset-2\" hreflang=\"en\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyfaceoff.com\/teams\/montreal-canadiens\/line-combinations\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Montreal Canadiens<\/a> may have lost a blueliner in just their second game of the season. <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">During Saturday\u2019s 6-5 overtime loss to the <a class=\"text-secondary underline underline-offset-2\" hreflang=\"en\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyfaceoff.com\/teams\/pittsburgh-penguins\/line-combinations\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a>, defenseman Alexandre Carrier was forced to leave for Montreal\u2019s dressing room with an injury. The Canadiens confirmed that Carrier would not return to the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">The injury appeared to occur when Carrier was thrown down by Penguins forward Egor Chinakhov on the forecheck, causing his neck\/shoulder area to slam forcefully into the boards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">Carrier, 29, had a goal and an assist while playing almost 22 minutes in Montreal\u2019s season-opening 3-2 win over the <a class=\"text-secondary underline underline-offset-2\" href=\"https:\/\/theleafsnation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" hreflang=\"en\">Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> on September 29.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">The Quebec City native put up seven goals and 15 assists for 22 points in 73 games for the Canadiens last season, while averaging just over 19 minutes of ice time. He then contributed a goal and six assists for seven points while averaging a tick over 22 minutes of ice time in 19 playoff games during Montreal\u2019s run to the Eastern Conference final.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">Initially selected by the <a class=\"text-secondary underline underline-offset-2\" hreflang=\"en\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyfaceoff.com\/teams\/nashville-predators\/line-combinations\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nashville Predators<\/a> in the fourth round of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, Carrier became a full-time NHLer for Nashville in the 2021-22 season, in which he notched three goals and 27 assists for a career-best 30 points in 77 games. <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">After another two-plus seasons with the Predators, Carrier was traded to the Canadiens in December of 2024 in exchange for defenseman Justin Barron. In 51 games for Montreal to finish the 2024-25 season, he registered two goals and 16 assists for 18 points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">Carrier is in the final season of a <a class=\"text-secondary underline underline-offset-2\" href=\"https:\/\/puckpedia.com\/player\/alexandre-carrier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" hreflang=\"en\">three-year, $11.25 million contract<\/a> with Montreal, and is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent next offseason.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">The Canadiens, who have earned three points through two games, will host the defending Stanley Cup champion <a class=\"text-secondary underline underline-offset-2\" hreflang=\"en\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyfaceoff.com\/teams\/carolina-hurricanes\/line-combinations\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carolina Hurricanes<\/a> in their home opener on Tuesday.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Montreal Canadiens may have lost a blueliner in just their second game of the season. 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