Ice Chips: Hammond skates first practice with Habs

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Goaltender Andrew Hammond will participate in his first practice with the Montreal Canadiens since being acquired from the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, the team announced on Tuesday.

Premier entraînement pour le nouveau #️⃣3️⃣7️⃣ First practice for newcomer #️⃣3️⃣7️⃣#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/0zJ7MBiBfX

Hammond, 34, is 27-15-6 with a 2.31 goals-against average and .923 save percentage in 56 career games with the Ottawa Senators, and Colorado Avalanche.

Canadiens defenceman Joel Edmundson returned to practice to restart his on-ice conditioning, according to TSN's John Lu. Edmundson has not played this season due to various injuries.

#Habs Edmundson has restarted his on-ice conditioning. ⁦@TSN_Edge⁩ pic.twitter.com/IB5ubw0hZY

Forward Mathieu Perreault is participating in a non-contact jersey, while defenceman Ben Chiarot is practicing in a regular jersey despite being on injured reserve due to a lower body injury.

#Habs Hammond is taking part in his first practice. Perreault is participating in a non-contact jersey and Chiarot is in a regular jersey, despite being on IR with a lower body injury. @TSN_Edge pic.twitter.com/2hhgpo8k1q

Senators defencman Thomas Chabot was not on the ice for Tuesday morning's practice ahead of their game against he St. Louis Blues.

Sens morning skate. Tkachuk-Paul-CBrown Formenton- Stützle-Gaudette Kelly -Tierney-Sanford Bishop-Gambrell-Ennis Mete-Zaitsev Holden-Zub Brannstrom-JBrown Forsberg- Murray- in starters end.

Forward Andreas Johnsson will once again be out of the Devils' lineup as they take on the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night. 

Andreas Johnsson is out again tonight for #NJDevils.