Overview
- Cody Glass returned to the lineup against Montreal after missing seven games since an Oct. 21 injury and was activated from injured reserve.
- Head coach Sheldon Keefe planned to use Glass at third-line center with Dawson Mercer shifting back to wing.
- Connor Brown was not medically cleared to play and remained out with an undisclosed upper-body issue after three missed games.
- New Jersey went 4-2-1 during Glass’s absence, entering the night atop the Metropolitan Division.
- The Hurricanes assigned defenseman Domenick Fensore to AHL Chicago with a requirement he appear in a game there before any recall, and Blue Jackets RFA Tim Berni signed a six-year deal with Zurich beginning next season.