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Montreal Canadiens<\/p>\n
Goaltender Jacob Fowler<\/a> will start against the Calgary Flames<\/a> tonight as the team returns home after a seven-game road trip. <\/p>\n In seven appearances this season with Montreal, Fowler is 3-2-2 with a .903 save percentage and 2.57 goals-against average. He allowed two goals on 19 shots in his last start on Saturday against St. Louis, a 2-0 loss. <\/p>\n Jacob Fowler sera le gardien partant contre les Flames ce soir.@RDSca<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Patrick Friolet (@PFrioletRDS) January 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n The 21-year-old rookie has also appeared in 15 games with the AHL\u2019s Laval Rocket, going 10-5-5 with a .919 save percentage and 2.57 GAA. <\/p>\n The Canadiens went 4-1-2 on their recent road trip, capped off by a 4-3 overtime win over Dallas on Sunday. <\/p>\n Pittsburgh Penguins<\/p>\n Forward Rutger McGroarty<\/a> has been placed on the injured reserve due to a concussion and there is no timetable for his return. <\/p>\n Penguins reporter Seth Rorabaugh says that McGroarty collided with a teammate at practice yesterday and appeared to be holding his head and neck while chatting with an athletic trainer on the bench. <\/p>\n The Penguins place Rutger McGroarty on injured reserve.<\/p>\n No details on his malady. He collided with a teammate in practice yesterday then appeared to be holding his head and neck on the bench while chatting with an athletic trainer.<\/p>\n \u2014 Seth Rorabaugh (@SethRorabaugh) January 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n McGroarty, 21, has two goals and one assist in 16 games with Pittsburgh this season. He has also skated in seven AHL games with Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton, scoring four goals with three assists. <\/p>\n Drafted 14th overall by the Winnipeg Jets<\/a> in 2022, he was traded to Pittsburgh on Aug. 22, 2024 in exchange for forward Brayden Yager<\/a>. <\/p>\n In his rookie professional season in 2024-25, McGroarty had 14 goals and 39 points in 60 AHL games. He also played in eight games with Pittsburgh, scoring one goal with two assists. <\/p>\n Dallas Stars<\/p>\n