The Montreal Canadiens have recalled goaltender Cayden Primeau, and head coach Dominique Ducharme confirmed that Primeau will start Thursday’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Defenceman Corey Schueneman was sent back to the Laval Rocket, with the news that Mattias Norlinder will finish the season in Sweden.
Primeau is in the middle of six straight starts in the AHL, going 4-1-1 in those games. In 16 games with Laval, Primeau is 8-6-1 with a 2.77 goals against average and a .912 save percentage. He has played two NHL games this season. He is 0-2 with a 4.