Shea Weber misses win over Jets with upper-body injury
Montreal Canadiens captain Shea Weber did not play Friday against the Winnipeg Jets due to an upper-body injury, the team announced.
Defenseman Erik Gustafsson slotted in on Montreal's blue line.
With Weber out of the lineup for the first time this season, here's what the team's defensive pairings looked like:
#Habs vs #NHLJets:
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Kotkaniemi - Danault - Anderson
Toffoli - Suzuki - Armia
Lehkonen - Evans - Caufield
Frolik - Staal - Perry
Romanov - Chiarot
Edmundson - Petry
Gustafsson - Merrill
Allen starting
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The 35-year-old rearguard is averaging a team-leading 22:42 of ice time this season. He's collected six goals and 13 assists in 48 games.
Montreal defeated Winnipeg 5-3 on Friday night.
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