David Desharnais Injury: Updates on Canadiens Center's Foot and Return

Montreal Canadiens center David Desharnais injured his foot while blocking a shot in the team's 6-2 loss to the Arizona Coyotes on Feb. 15. It's unclear at this point when he'll return to the ice.

Continue for updates.

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Latest on Desharnais' Playing Status

Friday, Feb. 19

The Canadiens announced that Desharnais will miss three weeks with a broken foot.

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Desc arnais a Solid 2-Way Contributor for Canadiens

Desharnais, 29, has scored nine goals and added 17 assists in 57 games this season. His production and ice time are down in general this year, as his average ice time has decreased by roughly one minute per game and he is minus-six on the year after finishing plus-22 in that regard last season.

While he may yet meet last season's scoring pace (14 goals), it's unlikely he'll get anywhere near his impressive 34 assists from the 2014-15 campaign. 

Desharnais had been showing nice chemistry with Max Pacioretty and Sven Andrighetto, so this injury will be a setback as that trio attempts to grow more comfortable together.

Though the injury doesn't appear to be serious, the Canadiens will be hopeful that further tests confirm as much as the team tries to make a late push for a playoff berth.

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