Landeskog set to return vs. Canadiens after 16-game absence

Colorado Avalanche forwards Gabriel Landeskog and Andre Burakovsky will return to the lineup for Thursday night's game against the Montreal Canadiens, the team announced.

Landeskog, 27, hasn't played since suffering a lower-body injury on Oct. 26. The Avalanche have gone 9-6-1 during his absence. The Colorado captain has seven points in 11 games so far this season.

Burakovsky has missed the last three games due to an upper-body injury. The 24-year-old winger has recorded 21 points in 24 games.

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