Canadiens' Emil Heineman Out 3-4 Weeks With Upper-Body Injury After Being Hit by Car

The Montreal Canadiens announced that left wing Emil Heineman will miss three to four weeks after suffering an upper-body injury Monday following a traffic accident as a pedestrian.

Per Stephen Whyno of the Associated Press, Heineman was hit by a car while walking in downtown Salt Lake City. The Canadiens are in town to play at the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday.

Salt Lake City Police released further information on the incident (h/t Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff).

Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis was asked for comment by Brogan Houston of the Deseret News, who relayed this response.

The 23-year-old Heineman is in his first full season in the NHL after playing four games with Montreal last year. He has amassed 10 goals and seven assists in 41 games.

Houston also relayed a remark from Montreal left wing Michael Pezzetta, who noted that Heineman was supposed to go to a dinner with teammates last night.

This was a potentially tragic situation, but thankfully, the injury doesn't appear to be too serious. He'll obviously be out for up to a month but should return to the ice before long. Hopefully, he recovers to 100 percent healthy ASAP and can get back on the shorter end of the three-to-four week timeline.