Habs' Dvorak undergoes season-ending knee surgery

Montreal Canadiens forward Christian Dvorak will miss the remainder of the campaign after undergoing knee surgery Wednesday, the team announced.

Dvorak is expected to make a full recovery before the start of next season.

He missed the Canadiens' last four games due to a lower-body injury.

The 27-year-old put up 10 goals and 18 assists in 64 games during his second season in Montreal. Dvorak has two seasons remaining on his current pact at a cap hit of $4.45 million.

Dvorak isn't the first Canadiens player to have their 2022-23 season cut short: Cole Caufield was ruled out for the remainder of the year because of a shoulder injury in January and Arber Xhekaj joined him on the sidelines after undergoing season-ending surgery on his right shoulder in late February.

Forward Kirby Dach is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury, while Brendan Gallagher and Juraj Slafkovsky, the 2022 first overall pick, haven't played since January.

The Canadiens are in the basement of the Atlantic Division with a 27-35-6 record.