Canadiens’ Mike Matheson out two weeks with lower-body injury

Oct 31, 2026, 1:46 PM ET|Comments (0)

from Daily Faceoff, by Scott Maxwell,

The Montreal Canadiens will be without an experienced defenseman once again, as Mike Matheson is expected to miss the next two weeks due to a lower-body injury.

Matheson had already missed Thursday’s 5-2 win over the Dallas Stars , as the team had announced prior to the game that he was would not be playing and would be reevaluated when they returned to Montreal. As they start a three-game homestand, the update is that Matheson will miss the next two weeks with his injury.

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