Kovalev will miss next game.

Montreal Canadiens' forward Alex Kovalev will stay in Montreal instead of flying to Pittsburgh for the next game. Kovalev this week woke up in the middle of the night and had an episode of Vertigo.

He told the press that he was frightened by this episode and more than anything afraid that this could end his career. But the symptoms are gone now and he should be back in the lineup soon.

Kovalev practiced yesterday but still wasn't feeling 100%. The team will not take any chances and wait for him to get better before putting him in the lineup again. Radek Bonk and Alexander Perezoghin will also be scratched from the lineup. Bonk has a flu and Perezoghin is still feeling problems from a concussion.