Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: By the time of the Canadiens first game on November 28 against the Pittsburgh Pirates , he had lost 35 pounds in a span of six weeks , and had a fever of 102 Fahrenheit .
Simplified: By the time of the Canadiens first game on against the Pittsburgh Pirates , he had lost 35 pounds in a span of six weeks , and had a fever of 102 Fahrenheit .