Claude Julien was hospitalized following the Montreal Canadiens’ Game 1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday, and the coach is not expected to be back for the rest of the Eastern Conference First Round. 
“Claude felt chest pains during the night,” general manager Marc Bergevin said Thursday. “We immediately consulted our doctors and it was agreed to quickly transfer him to the hospital by ambulance. He’s presently there and is under tests to determine exactly the nature of his condition. This has nothing to do with COVID.
“We don’t expect him to be back during this series against the Flyers. Kirk (Muller), Dominique (Ducharme) and Luke (Richardson) will share the responsibility. However, Kirk is the associate head coach and he will assume the responsibility of head coach until Claude’s return.”
The Flyers won the game 2-1. Game 2 is Friday (3 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS, NBCSP), at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, the hub city for the Eastern Conference.