The Montreal Canadiens have announced that they have claimed right-handed defenceman Johnathan Kovacevic in the lottery. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/CanadiensMTL/status/1578819743200727040?t=FjCtASBT6QVGXitme-_bFA&s=19'> </a></blockquote></div> Kovacevic, 25, has played only four games in his career with the Jets, notching no points in the process. The Niagara Falls, Ontario native is a former third round pick of the Jets in 2017.