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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.
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.