The Montreal Canadiens finish their 2022-23 pre-season on an odd bit of scheduling, with three straight games against the Ottawa Senators. Kicking things off with a 5-4 loss at the Bell Centre on Tuesday night, it was a disappointing final score, but with some bright spots to build from
Most notably from their captain, Nick Suzuki, who made his return to the team count to the tune of two assists.
The first was the product of some absolute puck-handling wizardry, embarrassing two Senators defenders before feeding a perfect pass over to Joel Armia.