Patrik Laine Set to Make His Season Debut Tonight: His New Linemates Confirmed by Martin St-Louis

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Elias Adaime
December 3, 2024 (11:22)

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We have news regarding the Montreal Canadiens and forward Patrik Laine.

After hinting at his return on Instagram yesterday, Laine's comeback is now official! The long awaited return is over!

Laine will be in uniform tonight against Patrick Roy's New York Islanders!

Return to Play Confirmed for Patrik Laine

That's not all.

Not only will Laine be in uniform tonight, but he will also be slotted directly into the team's top-6!

Check out the full combinations:

Caufield-Suzuki-Newhook

Laine-Dach-Slafkovsky

Gallagher-Dvorak-Anderson

Heineman-Evans-Armia

Guhle-Matheson

Hutson-Struble

Xhekaj-Savard

Montembeault

Laine will also take Dach's spot on the first PP unit:

Patrik Laine will take Kirby Dach's spot on the first power-play unit, while Dach will replace Joel Armia on the second unit.

Marc Antoine Godin

See the official confirmation right here:

Forward Patrik Laine has been removed from the injured list and will play his first game of the season on Tuesday.

It will be interesting to see what Laine, Kirby Dach, and Juraj Slafkovsky can accomplish together tonight.

Imagine if this gets Kirby going!

Laine, 26 years old, is a 6-foot-4, 208-pound forward. The 2nd overall pick by the Winnipeg Jets in 2016 has accumulated 388 points (204 goals) in 480 career games in the NHL.

Further details to come.