"Newhook, a forward, is out 4 months after fracturing his ankle in a loss to the Dallas Stars on Thursday night. Newhook battled with Dallas defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin while on the forecheck before falling to the ice. His right leg slammed hard against the end boards. Newhook left the game with the assistance of two teammates. Lyubushkin was given a minor penalty for hooking."
"The Canadiens also announced that Guhle, a defenseman, will miss 8-10 weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a partially torn adductor muscle. Guhle has been out of the lineup since Oct. 16 with what the team called a lower-body injury. Based on his rehab progress, it was decided he would have surgery instead. Guhle, 23, had a goal and an assist in five games this season. Last season, he had 18 points in 55 games, playing 21:11 on average for Montreal."
"He had been excelling on a line with two of Montreal's top young players in Ivan Demidov (13 points) and Oliver Kapanen (10 points). Coach Martin St. Louis will likely scramble his lines after the loss of Newhook. "It's an ongoing process, I feel, with the volatility of the league. You lose some guys sometimes. That makes you make decisions, and that's what we're going to do," he said on Friday."
Alex Newhook fractured his ankle after his right leg slammed into the end boards during a forecheck against the Dallas Stars and will be sidelined for four months. Newhook left the game with assistance and Dallas defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin was assessed a minor hooking penalty on the play. Kaiden Guhle underwent surgery to repair a partially torn adductor and will miss 8–10 weeks after being out since Oct. 16. Newhook had 12 points in 17 games this season, while Guhle had one goal and one assist in five games. Montreal has lost two straight games but remains atop the Atlantic Division with a .647 points percentage.
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