With another demoralizing loss in the bag, the Montreal Canadiens returned home from Pittsburgh to face the Dallas Stars. Nate Thompson was out with an illness and became replaced in the lineup by Dale Weise, meaning that Jake Evans would get a chance to center the fourth line. After being present in the warmup, Jonathan Drouin threw in the towel with a lower-body injury (later revealed to have occurred versus the Bruins on Wednesday) and was quickly replaced on the second line by expected scratch Jordan Weal.
Canadiens vs. Stars game recap: Habs fail to hold another lead
