Nick Suzuki's iron man streak ends, Habs captain to miss 2 to 4 weeks due to injury

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Nick Suzuki's iron man streak ends, Habs captain to miss 2 to 4 weeks due to injury. (2026, October 22). CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/habs-captain-injury-suzuki-9.7391703?cmp=rss

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Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki will miss 2 to 4 weeks due to an upper-body injury, ending his streak of playing 546 consecutive NHL games without missing one. This marks the first time Suzuki has missed a game since the start of his career. Despite this setback, Suzuki had a strong start to the current season with 12 points in nine games and recently won the Selke Trophy for being the league's best defensive forward last year.
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The Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki, known for his impressive streak of playing 546 consecutive NHL games, will be out due to an upper-body injury. The team announced on Thursday that Suzuki will miss between 2 to 4 weeks. This marks the first time in his career that Suzuki, who won the Selke Trophy as the league's best defensive forward last season with 101 points, will sit out a game. He had started this season strongly with 12 points in nine games before getting injured.

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Nick Suzuki's iron man streak ends, Habs captain to miss 2 to 4 weeks due to injury Centre had played 546 games without missing 1 due to injury The iron man streak for Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki is coming to an end. After 546 NHL games played, Suzuki will be sidelined for two to four weeks due to an upper-body injury, the team announced Thursday.
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🔮 Nick Suzuki's iron man streak ends, Habs captain to miss 2 to 4 weeks due to injury Centre had played 546 games without missing 1 due to injury The iron man streak for Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki is coming to an end. After 546 NHL games played, Suzuki will be sidelined for two to four weeks due to an upper-body injury, the team announced Thursday.
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Nick Suzuki's iron man streak ends, Habs captain to miss 2 to 4 weeks due to injury Centre had played 546 games without missing 1 due to injury The iron man streak for Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki is coming to an end. After 546 NHL games played, Suzuki will be sidelined for two to four weeks due to an upper-body injury, the team announced Thursday. asserted
team → end → injury
The Habs' captain has never missed an NHL game in his career. asserted
captain → miss → career
Suzuki is coming off the best season of his career, racking up 101 points in 2025-26 and winning the Selke Trophy as the league's best defensive forward. asserted
Suzuki → come → forward
He's gotten off to a strong start this season, with 12 points in nine games played. asserted
He → get → games
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