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Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki to return from hand injury against Mammoth

Suzuki rejoins Montreal’s top line after missing time with a left-hand injury, and the Canadiens seek a response after a four-goal collapse.

  • Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki returns to the lineup Thursday night against the Utah Mammoth after missing six games with a hand injury sustained on October 20.
  • A shot from San Jose Sharks defenceman Michael Kesselring struck Suzuki's left hand, ending the 27-year-old center's ironman streak of 546 consecutive regular-season games.
  • The Canadiens won five straight games during his absence but fell 5-4 in overtime to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday, the latest four-goal comeback in NHL history.
  • Suzuki rejoins first-line wingers Cole Caufield and Juraj Slafkovsky, while goaltender Jakub Dobes starts against the visiting Mammoth .
  • Despite the captain's return, winger Ivan Demidov remains sidelined with a lower-body injury, having reached the end of his two-to-four-week recovery timeline without clearance to play.
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The Canadian will try to make forget his recent deconfiture on Thursday night, receiving the Utah club at the Bell Centre.

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Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki to return from hand injury against Mammoth

MONTREAL - Montreal captain Nick Suzuki will return to the lineup Thursday night against the Utah Mammoth as the Canadiens look to rebound from Tuesday's historic loss to the Winnipeg

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Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki (upper body), who has been absent since October 20, returns to the game on Thursday against the Utah Mammoth at the Bell Centre.

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Thursday, November 5, 2026.
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