Canadiens get trio of players back from injury for Monday's game vs Toronto, Suzuki returns Tuesday

The Montreal Canadiens skated on Monday morning ahead of their game at the Bell Centre against the Toronto Maple Leafs. As training camp winds down, each pre-season game roster will look more and more like the opening night lineup and that will be the case with the Canadiens on Monday as they get a trio of players back from injury.

Sean Monahan and Madison Bowey will both play their first game in a Canadiens uniform as they return from their respective injuries, while Josh Anderson is also back after suffering an infection due to a spider bite.

Here is Montreal's projected lineup for Monday's game vs Toronto:

Drouin - Monahan - Anderson
Slafkovsky - Dach - Hoffman
Dadonov - Dvorak - Gallagher
Simoneau - Gignac - Belzile

Matheson - Leskinen
Xhekaj - Barron
Schueneman - Bowey

Allen
Poulin

Here's a look at tonight's lineup against the Maple Leafs at the Bell Centre ⬇️https://t.co/2OyjUNbNHV— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) October 3, 2022

Meanwhile, newly-appointed captain Nick Suzuki will play the first game with the 'C' on his jersey on Tuesday night during the second of a back-to-back when the Canadiens face the Ottawa Senators.

Suzuki has missed all of training camp thus far and hasn't appeared in any pre-season games since suffering a lower-body injury. The London (Ontario) native sustained the injury after colliding with Joel Edmundson during an informal skate, the latter of whom is still out with a back injury.

Martin St-Louis confirme que Nick Suzuki disputera un premier match préparatoire mardi soir.

Martin St-Louis confirms that Nick Suzuki will play a first preseason game on Tuesday night.#GoHabsGo— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) October 3, 2022

Puck drop for Monday's game against the Maple Leafs is set for 7 p.m. ET and can be viewed on TSN2, TSN4 and RDS.

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