Canadiens‘ Laine will miss up to 4 months; Olympics also in doubt

Montreal Canadiens star Patrik Laine will be sidelined for the next 3 to 4 months after having a procedure to repair a core muscle, the organization revealed.

Patrik Laine will miss 3-4 months after undergoing surgery. #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/zOnVJV0fjP

— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) October 25, 2025

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Patrick, a 7-time 20-goal scorer, has faced a challenging beginning in his 2^nd campaign with Montreal. Laine had 1 point, an assist, in 5 matches, with his last match on October 16^th in his team’s 3-2 OT victory vs. the Predators.

Since then, Patrick has been out of the roster on a daily basis with what was announced as a lower-body problem.

The Canadiens shared about the winger’s problem 7 days after they announced that defenseman Kaiden Guhle would be out for over a month with a lower-body problem. Kaiden’s problem left Montreal without 1 of their top-4 defenseman, who was 5th in the organization in average playing time with almost 20 minutes per match.