After just getting over an upper-body injury, it appears Pacioretty could be sidelined with a knee injury. Expect a full update tomorrow.
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Pacioretty was back on the ice today after sitting out during Saturday's game with Philadelphia. He played 13:54 with no points and a minus-2 rating in his only appearance.
Monitor his status prior to Wednesday's game with the Flames.
Pacioretty missed Saturday's game with a left arm injury, he is considered questionable for Wednesday's game with the Flames.
Pacioretty participated in the optional skate this morning, but has been ruled out. He stated yesterday that he was hopeful he would be in the lineup tonight, but unfortunately for his owners. he is not. Michael Bournival will jump into the lineup with Pacioretty out.
Pacioretty was a minus-2 in 13:54 in the season opener against Toronto. He says he is "hopeful" that he will be in the lineup tomorrow vs. Philadelphia.
Pacioretty, who led the team in scoring in the regular season with 39 points, was a plus-1 with four shots on goal in 19:59 of ice time in the Canadiens' 4-2 loss in Game 1 Thursday.
Pacioretty left yesterday's game after taking a puck off of his ankle. He will be a game-time decision, so monitor his status prior to puck-drop.
Pacioretty got cut near his ribs in Montreal's last game but will be good to go tonight. He is still looking for his first goal of the year but has 8 assists in 10 games.
Pacioretty was expected to miss 3 to 4 weeks after his appendectomy, but it looks like he has made a speedy recovery and could play today. Monitor his status before game-time.
Pacioretty wasn't expected to be back this fast anyways but it seems like he's making a speedy recovery from his emergency appendectomy and should return soon.
This is pretty remarkable considering he had emergency surgery just 6 days ago. He was in practice with a no-contact jersey on so it looks like he could be back much sooner than originally expected.
This is unfortunate for Pacioretty's fantasy owners because he was off to a solid start to the season with 4 assists in 3 games.
Sounds like Pacioretty is over the flu. He scored a goal and an assist in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Bolts.
Sounds like Pacioretty is over the flu. He scored a goal and an assist in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Bolts.
The winger gets the flue in the middle of picking up his pace. He scored a goal and an assist in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Bolts.
Pacioretty returns to the lineup and will play on the top line. The sniper still leads the team with 10 goals and is second to only Tomas Plekanec with 19 points. If he's for whatever reason available in your fantasy hockey league, grab him immediately.
Pacioretty returns to the lineup and is expected to play on the top line. The sniper still leads the team with 10 goals and is second to only Tomas Plekanec with 19 points. If he's for whatever reason available in your fantasy hockey league, grab him immediately.
Pacioretty will miss three consecutive games, meaning he is useless for head-to-head leagues.