The Montreal Canadiens made a pair of roster moves following Wednesday’s shootout win over the Winnipeg Jets.

Montreal loaned forward Florian Xhekaj and defenceman Adam Engstrom to the American Hockey League’s Laval Rocket, per a team announcement.

Xhekaj, 21, had played in five straight games with Montreal before being scratched on Wednesday. He recorded an assist in his NHL debut on Nov. 22 against the Toronto Maple Leafs, but had been held off the scoresheet in the four contests that followed.

The younger brother of Canadiens defenceman Arber, Florian, was replaced in Montreal’s forward lineup by Jared Davidson.

Florian had two goals, four points and 44 penalty minutes in 16 games with Laval during the season.

Engstrom, meanwhile, had played just two games with Montreal after being

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