NHL Buzz: Weber out at least next two games for Canadiens

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Montreal Canadiens

Shea Weber will be out for at least the next two games because of an upper-body injury, coach Dominique Ducharme said Wednesday.
The defenseman has missed four games and won't play at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday (7 p.m. ET; TSN4, TSN2, RDS, NHL.TV) or Saturday.
The Canadiens captain has scored 19 points (six goals, 13 assists) and leads the team in ice time per game (22:42) in 48 games this season.
It is unclear if Weber will return for Montreal's final two games of the regular season, against the Edmonton Oilers on Monday and Wednesday.
Goalie Carey Price will not travel to Toronto and will skate on his own in Montreal. He has been out since sustaining a concussion during a game against the Oilers on April 19.
The Canadiens (24-19-9) are fourth in the seven-team Scotia North Division and can become the final team from the division to clinch a Stanley Cup Playoff berth Thursday. The Maple Leafs, Oilers and Winnipeg Jets have each already clinched.

Chicago Blackhawks

Kirby Dach will not play the final three games of the season because of post-operative discomfort in his right wrist.
The forward sustained the injury while preparing to play for Canada at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship on Dec. 23 and had surgery five days later. Dach, who made his season debut in a 3-1 loss to the Nashville Predators on March 27, scored 10 points (two goals, eight assists) in 18 games this season.
He did not play in a 6-3 loss at the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday because of the injury.
"It was important for him to come back and play, it's a long time to not play any games otherwise," Blackhawks coach Jeremy Colliton said Thursday. "He got better as time went on, and at this point it's just being safe. But expect him to come to camp (next season) totally ready to go and be an impact player."
The Blackhawks (22-25-6), who have been eliminated from Stanley Cup Playoff contention, play at the Hurricanes on Thursday (7 p.m. ET; BSSO, NBCSCH+, NHL.TV). -- Tracey Myers

Philadelphia Flyers

Cameron York
, the No. 14 pick of the 2019 NHL Draft, will make his NHL debut against the Washington Capitals on Friday (7 p.m. ET; NHLN, SN1, TVAS, NBCSWA, NBCSP, NHL.TV).
The defenseman signed a three-year, entry-level contract March 31 after finishing his sophomore season at the University of Michigan and scored five points (two goals, three assists) in six games with Lehigh Valley of the American Hockey League.
"My understanding from (general manager) Chuck (Fletcher) and [Lehigh Valley coach Scott Gordon] is he's been playing well," Flyers coach Alain Vigneault said. "We're going to give him an opportunity tomorrow to play his first NHL game. Should be very exciting for him."
Vigneault said York, who is a left shot, will start the game on the right side on a pair with Samuel Morin, but will see time on each side. He will also be used on the power play.
"You want players to be put in situations where they can have success and he's considered a very good power-play person, quarterback on 'D,'" Vigneault said. "He's done it at the college level, he's done it in a small sample size at the American league level and we'll see what he can do at this level."
York will replace defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere, who was suspended two games by the NHL Department of Player Safety on Wednesday for boarding Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Mark Friedman on Tuesday.
The Flyers (23-23-7) are sixth in the MassMutual East Division and have been eliminated from Stanley Cup Playoff contention.-- Adam Kimelman