Montreal Canadiens rookie winger Emil Heinemann was hit by a car as a pedestrian in Utah on Monday night and will be sidelined for three to four weeks due to injuries sustained in the crash.
The team announced that the 23-year-old Swede suffered an “upper body injury,” but his agent Marcus Isaksson said: He told Swedish media outlet Aftonbladet. Heinemann suffered a wrist injury.
Montreal was in Salt Lake City on Monday ahead of Tuesday night's game against Utah Hockey Club.
Heineman is in his first full NHL season after appearing in four games with the Canadiens last season.
He has played in 41 games this season, scoring 17 points (10 goals, 7 assists), including three power play goals. He has the third-most goals and seventh-most points among rookies.
Heineman recently had four goals and four assists in eight games from Dec. 17 to Jan. 3.
Originally selected by the Panthers in the second round of the 2020 NHL Draft, Heineman's rights were traded to the Flames in the Sam Bennett deal in 2021 while playing for the Lexans of the Swedish Hockey League.
His rights were then traded to the Canadiens in 2022, and he spent most of last season playing for Montreal's AHL affiliate in Laval.
The Canadiens, now in their fourth season with former Rangers forward Martin St. Louis on the bench, have 44 points from 42 games and are two points ahead of the Blue Jackets for second place in the Eastern Conference and a wild-card spot going into Tuesday. welcomed.
