Canadiens defenceman Xhekaj to undergo season-ending shoulder surgery

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Montreal Canadiens defenceman Arber Xhekaj will undergo season-ending left shoulder surgery on Wednesday, the club announced Tuesday.

The 23-year-old Xhekaj has missed two games since sustaining the injury to his left shoulder in a 7-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning last Thursday.Xhekaj will undergo shoulder surgery for a second straight season. A procedure on his right shoulder in February 2023 also cut his 2022-23 campaign short.The six-foot-four, 240-pound Xhekaj has split time this season between the Canadiens and the Laval Rocket, Montreal's American Hockey League affiliate.

The second-year pro had three goals, seven assists, and 81 penalty minutes in 44 games with the Habs. He added three goals, eight assists, and collected 34 penalty minutes in 17 games with Laval. Dvorak makes his return with the Canadiens scheduled to host the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night. The Canadiens announced in January that Dvorak would miss the remainder of the season with a torn pectoral muscle.

Dvorak last played Dec. 30 in a 4-1 loss to the Florida Panthers. The 28-year-old American has three goals and four assists in 25 games this season.

 

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