Max Pacioretty: Should be a go after break

Pacioretty (face) should be ready to play following the All-Star break, the Montreal Gazette reports.

Analysis:

Pacioretty exited Tuesday's game in the second period after a deflected shot from teammate P.K. Subban struck him in the face. Coach Michel Therrien indicated after the game that the injury is relatively minor and the team's leading scorer should be fine, but expect another update confirming his status for the tilt Feb. 2 against the Flyers.