Montreal Canadiens Recall Owen Beck from Laval

The Montreal Canadiens face the Buffalo Sabres tonight with puck drop at 6:30 PM EST. The Canadiens ahead of tonight’s game recalled forward Owen Beck from Laval in the AHL. The Canadiens currently have three forwards dealing with injuries. Oliver Kapanen and Ivan Demidov are on injured reserve while Florian Xhekaj is day-to-day. Xhekaj left practice yesterday after missing Saturday’s game against Detroit. Xhekaj’s injury prompted the callup of Beck. Beck in four games at Laval has an assist and he’s a plus-one. Beck is expected to play on the fourth line with Jake Evans and Kirby Dach.

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The Canadiens drafted Beck 33rd overall in the 2022 NHL Draft. He’s appeared in 28 games for Montreal over parts of three season. Beck has a goal and an assist. The goal came last season in one of his 15 games. He’s a plus-one. Beck also appeared in 126 games with Laval recording 78 points on 28 goals and 50 assists. He’s a +17 with four power-play goals, four shorthanded goals, and six game-winning goals. In 18 playoff games he has 11 points on five goals and six assists. He’s a plus-two with a power-play goal and a game-winning goal.