Montreal Canadiens forward Christian Dvorak will be out indefinitely with a lower-body injury, the team announced on Wednesday. He will be monitored and evaluated on a daily basis. 

The 25-year-old has scored five goals and seven assists over 27 games this season in Montreal, his first with the Habs. 

The Canadiens acquired Dvorak from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for a 2022 first-round pick and a 2024 second-round pick in September after losing Jesperi Kotkaniemi to the Carolina Hurricanes via an offer sheet. 

Furthermore, forward Josh Anderson is now expected to be out for eight weeks with the upper-body injury he suffered on Dec. 2 against the Colorado Avalanche. Anderson was originally expected to miss only two to four weeks. 

Anderson has seven goals and six assists in 24 games so far this season, his second with the Habs since coming over in a trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets.

In other news, Brendan Gallagher and Sami Niku are no longer in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol, but won't practice with the team on Wednesday. They are expected to rejoin the team in regular activities later this week. 

Finally, Carey Price took shots from Paul Byron on Wednesday as he continues to work back to game shape.