Canada's Matt Dunstone won his third straight game at the world men's curling championship with an 8-4 victory over China in Tuesday's early draw.

The Canadiens will undoubtedly miss Alex Carrier, out two to four weeks, in several departments. In his absence, Montreal will turn first to Arber Xhekaj, writes Sportsnet's Eric Engels.

A potential silver lining of Sanderson’s and Chabot’s injuries is that it has given the Senators’ other defencemen an opportunity to play bigger roles in a pressure-packed environment.