NHL · Montreal Canadiens · 08:45 ET · via @frank_seravalli

Brock Faber trending toward Saturday return from fractured skull

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Frank Seravalli reported Faber is 'trending toward a Saturday night return to the lineup in Boston.'

Frank Seravalli reports that defenseman is trending toward a return to the lineup on Saturday in .

Faber underwent surgery on September 27 to repair a fractured skull. He sustained the injury after taking a puck to the head during a preseason game and has been out of the lineup since.

The face the on Saturday. previously took over Faber's role on the top defensive pair alongside Quinn Hughes, as well as his spot on the power-play unit.