Kirby Dach will, unfortunately, have another season cut short.
The Montreal Canadiens forward is set to miss the remainder of the 2024-25 campaign after undergoing knee surgery, the team announced Friday.
According to the Canadiens, Dach is expected to make a full recovery and should be available before the start of next season.
Dach missed the team’s last two games with what the team called a lower-body injury.
Before his first absence against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, Dach had not missed a game this year for the Canadiens after ACL and MCL tears limited him to just two a season ago.
In 57 games this year, he has 10 goals and 22 points.
Over his six-year career in the NHL since being selected third overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in 2019, Dach has yet to play more than 70 games.
The Canadiens are currently 28-26-5 and sit seventh in the Atlantic division. They are five points back of the Columbus Blue Jackets for the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.
