Forward Owen Beck, who was promoted from the AHL's Laval Rocket on Monday, skates during Canadiens training camp practice in Brossard on Sept. 18.
Forward Owen Beck, who was promoted from the AHL's Laval Rocket on Monday, skates during Canadiens training camp practice in Brossard on Sept. 18. (John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette)
The Canadiens announced Monday afternoon that they have called up forward Owen Beck from the AHL’s Laval Rocket.
The move comes after forward Florian Xhekaj missed Saturday night’s 1-0 shootout win over the Detroit Red Wings at the Bell Centre with an undisclosed injury. The Canadiens were forced to use 11 forwards and seven defenceman for that game.
Xhekaj practised with his teammates Monday morning at the Bell Centre, but had to leave the ice early after appearing to aggravate what looked like a lower-body injury.
The Canadiens, who are off to a 2-2-1 start to the season, will be back in action Tuesday at the Bell Centre against the Buffalo Sabres (6:30 p.m., TSN2, RDS) before travelling to Washington to face the Capitals on Thursday (7:30 p.m., Amazon Prime).
Forward Oliver Kapanen, who has yet to play this season because of a lower-body injury, and defenceman Mike Matheson did not practise on Monday. The team said it was a therapy day for both.
Beck had one assist in four games with the Rocket this season, while Xhekaj had no points in two games with the Canadiens.