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Habs leading scorer Galchenyuk out indefinitely with lower-body injury

Dec 5, 2016 | 12:15 PM

ST. LOUIS — Montreal Canadiens forward Alex Galchenyuk is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury.

The team said Galchenyuk suffered the injury in Montreal’s 5-4 shootout win at Los Angeles yesterday.

He underwent testing today in St. Louis and will be further evaluated by team doctors in Montreal on Wednesday.

Galchenyuk leads the Canadiens with 23 points (nine goals, 14 assists) in 25 games, helping the team to a NHL-best 17-6-2 record.