Habs F Suzuki day-to-day with upper-body injury

Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki is day-to-day with an upper-body injury, the NHL club announced on Wednesday.

Medical Update Joel Armia, Emil Heineman and Nick Suzuki didn't accompany the team on the road. All three players have upper-body injuries and remained in Montreal for treatment. Suzuki is listed as day-to-day. They will be re-evaluated on Monday.

Forwards Joel Armia and Emil Heineman are also dealing with injuries. 

The trio of players did not accompany the team on the road. 

Suzuki made his preseason debut on Tuesday against the Ottawa Senators after recovering from a lower-body injury. Suzuki tallied a pair of assists and logged just over 22 minutes of icetime in the 5-4 loss to the Senators. 

The 23-year-old signed an eight-year, $63 million extension last October and tallied 21 goals and 40 helpers in 82 games last season. 

Armia, 29, who scored a goal against Ottawa, recorded six goals and eight assists in 60 games last season.

Heineman played just seven minutes against the Senators on Tuesday. The 20-year-old was a second-round pick by the Florida panthers in 2020 and was acquired by the Canadiens in a trade with the Flames in February.

Heineman has yet to make his NHL regular-season debut.