Patrik Laine will make his long-awaited regular-season debut with the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday after missing the past two months with a knee injury. Montreal made the roster move official by removing Laine from long-term injured reserve.

MONTREAL — Patrik Laine will debut in a Montreal Canadiens uniform Tuesday night when they take on the New York Islanders at the Bell Centre. Laine suffered a severe left knee sprain in a preseason game against the Toronto Maple Leafs after being acquired by the Canadiens from the Columbus Blue Jackets in an offseason trade.

New Montreal Canadiens sniper Patrik Laine is set to make his season debut on Tuesday against the New York Islanders. His past season debuts are very promising.

Patrik Laine will make his debut for the Montreal Canadiens against the New York Islanders on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET; RDS, TSN2, MSGSN). The forward, who resumed skating Nov. 20, took part in the morning skate Tuesday on a line with Kirby Dach and Juraj Slafkovsky.

Patrik Laine's long-awaited Canadiens regular-season debut has arrived. The Finnish winger is back from a knee injury as Montreal hosts the New York Islanders on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET.

The Montreal Canadiens have elevated Patrik Laine from LTIR, and he will make his official debut against the New York Islanders.

The Montreal Canadiens are expecting Patrik Laine to make his debut for the team on Tuesday against the New York Islanders.

Montreal Canadiens forward Patrik Laine was activated from injured reserve and will make his season debut on Tuesday against the visiting New York Islanders.

Patrik Laine’s long-awaited Montreal Canadiens debut — and first game in nearly a year — has arrived. The Finnish winger is back from a knee injury as the Canadiens host the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.