Montreal Canadiens winger Patrik Laine will miss the next three to four months after having surgery to repair a core muscle, the team announced Saturday.

Laine, a seven-time 20-goal scorer, has faced a challenging start in his second season with the Canadiens. He recorded one point, an assist, in five games, with his last appearance coming Oct. 16 in the Canadiens' 3-2 overtime win against the Nashville Predators .

Since then, he has been out of the lineup on a day-to-day basis with what was initially designated as a lower-body injury.

The Canadiens announced Laine's injury a week after they said that defenseman Kaiden Guhle would be out for up to six weeks with a lower-body injury. Guhle's injury left the Canadiens without one of their top-four defensemen who was fifth on the te

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