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Evgenii Dadonov will return to the Canadiens lineup Tuesday (illness).

Dadonov has not played since October 27th after hitting the injured reserve due to illness. He is expected to rejoin the Canadiens' lineup Tuesday and will be hoping to collect his first point since joining Montreal in the offseason. The 33-year-old has struggled with only 10 SOG through eight games while averaging just 13:29 ATOI.

Evgenii Dadonov
Ondrej Palat had groin surgery and will be out 8-10 weeks

Palat undergoing groin surgery is a tough loss for the Devils after it was announced he would be out 8-10 weeks due to recovery. Since being acquired in the offseason by the Devils, the 31-year-old had three goals off eight shots in six games played while averaging 18:43 ATOI.

Ondrej Palat
Erik Kallgren will start Tuesday vs, Vegas

Kallgren stopped 29 of 30 shots (.967 SV%) in his best start of the season Sunday, a 3-1 win over Carolina. Kallgren is now the Maple Leafs starter after it was announce Ilya Samsonov will be out week-to-week (lower body) Tuesday. Through five games played, he is 1-1-2 with a 2.76 GAA and .904 SV%. He draws the tough task of the Vegas Golden Knights who are currently on a seven game winning streak and leading the Pacific Division.

Erik Kallgren
Jake Allen will start Tuesday vs. Detroit

Allen struggled his last time out stopping 36 of 42 shots (.857 SV%) in a 6-4 loss to Vegas. The 32-year-old started the season well but has struggled as of late to bring his season numbers to 3-5-0 with a 3.28 GAA and .900 SV%. He takes on a surging Detroit Red Wings team that has won three of their last four games while only allowing four goals during that spread.

Jake Allen
Evgenii Dadonov has been placed on the injured reserve (Illness).

Dadonov had not played since October 27th due to illness and had been struggling mightily in his first eight games with the Montreal Canadiens. He had yet to acquire a point this season and only had 10 SOG prior to the injury. The earliest he is eligible to return will be next Tuesday.

Evgenii Dadonov
Markstrom will start Thursday vs. the Predators.

Markstrom lost his last time out stopping 23 of 26 shots (.885 SV%) in a 3-2 loss to division and provincial rival Edmonton. Markstrom has been okay this season despite his impressive 4-1-0 record, posting a .903 SV% and 2.60 GAA. He faces a struggling Nashville Predators squad who has dropped seven of their last eight contests.

Jacob Markstrom
Allen led the Canadiens onto the ice for warmups.

Allen stopped 26 of 30 shots (.867 SV%) in a winning effort his last time out as the Canadiens moved above .500 with a 7-4 win over St.Louis. The 32-year-old has had a solid start to the season, posting a .909 SV% to go along with his 2.86 GAA and 3-3-0 record. He takes on a surging Minnesota Wild team that is coming off a 4-3 victory over Chicago and has gotten points in five of their last six games (4-1-1).

Jake Allen
Connor Brown underwent knee surgery and will miss 6-8 months

Brown underwent a surgical procedure on his right knee to reconstruct his torn ACL after he was injured in a game against Vancouver on October 17th. It is a tough loss for Brown and the Capitals after he was acquired in the offseason. In his four games prior to the injury, the 28-year-old had no points and was a -3 plus/minus rating.

Connor Brown
Allen was the first goalie off of the ice at the Canadiens morning skate.

Allen stopped 26 of 30 shots (.867 SV%) in a winning effort his last time out as the Canadiens moved above .500 with a 7-4 win over St.Louis. The 32-year-old has had a solid start to the season, posting a .909 SV% to go along with his 2.86 GAA and 3-3-0 record. He takes on a surging Minnesota Wild team that is coming off a 4-3 victory over Chicago and has gotten points in five of their last six games (4-1-1).

Jake Allen