Canadiens’ Tomas Tatar returning to Montreal for further evaluation

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Sportsnet Staff March 5, 2020, 12:48 PM

Montreal Canadiens leading-scorer Tomas Tatar is returning to Montreal to be further evaluated for an upper-body injury.

Claude Julien says he hopes to see Brendan Gallagher in the lineup tonight.

Tomas Tatar is returning to Montreal to be evaluated by the medical team.#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/sg9nbgIrUj

— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) March 5, 2020

Tatar suffered the injury in Tuesday’s win over the New York Islanders, although head coach Claude Julien said post-game that the decision to sit him for the rest of the game was precautionary. Lukas Vejdemo was recalled from AHL Laval to take Tatar’s place.

Tatar is in the middle of a career-best season with a team-high 22 goals and 61 points in 68 games.

In other Canadiens news, winger Brendan Gallagher missed the morning skate with an illness and is a game-time decision against the Lightning.

The Canadiens play in Tampa Bay Thursday night then finish their road trip Saturday against the Florida Panthers.

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