Montreal Canadiens forward Alex Newhook underwent surgery on his fractured ankle and is expected to be sidelined four months, the team announced Friday.

The Canadiens also announced defenseman Kaiden Guhle had surgery on a partially torn abductor muscle Thursday in New York and is expected to miss eight to 10 more weeks.

Newhook sustained his injury after he was taken down by Dallas defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin before sliding feet-first into the end boards during the second period of Thursday’s game against the Stars. Lyubushkin was whistled for a minor penalty on the play.

Newhook, 24, has recorded 12 points (six goals, six assists) in 17 games this season.

A Stanley Cup winner with Colorado, Newhook has totaled 138 points (63 goals, 75 assists) in 313 career games with the Avalanche an

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