Michael Pezzetta News: Serving as extra forward

Pezzetta has played in three of the Canadiens' first 12 games after sitting out Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Penguins.

Pezzetta's three appearances so far correspond with Juraj Slafkovsky's absence due to an upper-body injury. Pezzetta has purely been an injury replacement at forward. He has no points, one shot on goal, nine hits, four PIM and two blocked shots. Aside from injuries, Pezzetta could eventually challenge Emil Heineman or Oliver Kapanen for a fourth-line spot. When in the lineup, Pezzetta offers hits and PIM, but he's never had more than 15 points in a single season.