Canadiens recall Andrighetto from St. John’s, Lehkonen on IR

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BROSSARD, Que. — The Montreal Canadiens called up forward Sven Andrighetto from St. John’s of the American Hockey League on Monday and placed rookie Artturi Lehkonen on injured reserve with an upper-body injury.

Lehkonen, who has two goals and an assist in 12 games, is expected to be out for at least a week.

Andrighetto, 23, has five goals and six assists in 10 games for the IceCaps.

In 56 NHL games over the last two seasons, the Swiss winger has nine goals and 20 points.

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