- The Canadiens skated in Brossard on Monday morning ahead of their matchup with the Philadelphia Flyers at the Bell Centre.

- Raphael Diaz skated alongside his teammates for the first time since being sidelined with a concussion in late February. Diaz has missed the last 22 games due to injury. Head coach Michel Therrien confirmed that Diaz is progressing in his recovery, but a timetable for his return has yet to be determined.

- Brandon Prust will not be in the lineup on Monday night against Philadelphia. Therrien indicated, however, that Prust will play on Wednesday night in Pittsburgh against the Penguins. Michael Blunden and Gabriel Dumont will also likely be left aside for Monday night’s tilt.

- In Prust’s absence, Ryan White will be re-inserted in the lineup, and play alongside Travis Moen and Jeff Halpern against Philadelphia.

- Carey Price will make his 34th start of the season on Monday night against the Flyers.

- No practice for the Habs on Sunday.

- Forward Sebastian Collberg joins the Hamilton Bulldogs on a professional tryout.

- The Canadiens did not practice on Saturday morning ahead of their game against the Leafs. Puck drops at the ACC at 7:00 p.m.

- Carey Price will get his 33^rd start of the campaign, looking to earn his 20^th win of the year for the fifth time in six NHL seasons.

- Alex Galchenyuk will look to build on his current five-game point streak, now sitting sixth behind Brendan Gallagher in NHL rookie scoring.

- All players were on the ice for practice at the MasterCard Centre on Friday morning following Thursday’s 5-1 win over the Sabres to clinch a spot in the playoffs.

- Carey Price will get the start on Saturday night against the Leafs.

Lines and D pairings at practice

Bourque-Plekanec-Gionta
Galchenyuk-Eller-Ryder
Moen-Halpern-Prust
Pacioretty-Desharnais-Gallagher
Blunden-White-Dumont

Markov-Bouillon
Gorges-Subban
Beaulieu-Drewiske
Kaberle-Weber

- The Canadiens had an optional morning skate in Buffalo. Brian Gionta, Michael Ryder, Francis Bouillon and Max Pacioretty did not participate.

- One day after signing a two-year contract extension, Peter Budaj will put his current six-game win streak on the line against the Sabres in his ninth game of the season.

- Jeff Halpern will suit up for his 900^th career NHL game on Thursday night, 81 of which have come as a member of the Montreal Canadiens.

- The Canadiens can clinch a spot in the playoffs with a win against Buffalo on Thursday night.

- The Canadiens skated in Brossard on Wednesday morning ahead of their afternoon departure on a two-game road trip that will see them go up against Buffalo on Thursday and Toronto on Saturday.

- Head coach Michel Therrien re-organized his lines ahead of Thursday night's tilt in Buffalo, running practice with the same lines with which he finished Tuesday night's game against the Washington Capitals at the Bell Centre. 

- Goaltender Peter Budaj will make his eighth start of the season on Thursday night in Buffalo. Therrien indicated that it was a perfect opportunity in which to start Budaj on the road. It was also a chance to provide Carey Price with some rest after making 32 starts on the year.

- On Wednesday, Budaj signed a two-year contract extension with the Canadiens.

Lines and pairings at practice:
Desharnais-Gallagher-Pacioretty
Bourque-Plekanec-Gionta
Halpern-Prust-Moen
Galchenyuk-Eller-Ryder
Blunden-White-Dumont

Drewiske-Beaulieu
Bouillon-Markov
Subban-Gorges
Weber-Kaberle

-The Canadiens held an optional skate in Brossard on Tuesday morning ahead of their matchup with the Washington Capitals at the Bell Centre.

-Michael Ryder, Brian Gionta, Tomas Plekanec, Travis Moen and Francis Bouillon were not on the ice, but should be in the lineup for Tuesday night's game.

-Rene Bourque will play his first game since a Feb. 19 tilt against the Islanders. He missed the last 21 games with a concussion.

-Carey Price will make his 32nd start of the season on Tuesday night against the Capitals. Price will go in search of his 20th victory of the season.

-Called up from the Hamilton Bulldogs on Saturday, Nathan Beaulieu was on the ice for the Canadiens Monday morning practice in Brossard as the team prepared for their Tuesday night game against the Washington Capitals.

-After suffering an injury to his left knee on Saturday night during the Habs’ tilt against the Bruins, Alexei Emelin was absent from the team’s morning skate. The Russian defenseman suffered a torn ligament in his knee and is not expected to return to the Canadiens’ lineup this season.

-Continuing his recovery from a concussion, Rene Bourque was on the ice once again for the Habs’ morning skate and was practicing on a line with Travis Moen and Jeff Halpern. The winger confirmed that he should play in his first game back against the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night.

-Following the Canadiens’ practice, defenseman Raphael Diaz hit the ice along with the team’s strength and conditioning coach Pierre Allard.

Lines and pairings at practice:

Gionta-Plekanec-Ryder
Gallagher-Desharnais-Pacioretty
Moen-Halpern-Bourque
Prust-Eller-Galchenyuk
White-Dumont-Blunden

Drewiske - Markov
Subban - Gorges
Bouillon - Beaulieu
Kaberler - Weber

The Canadiens have recalled defenseman Nathan Beaulieu from the Hamilton Bulldogs. In 64 games in the American Hockey League this season, Beaulieu, 20, scored seven goals and collected 21 assists, tops amongst all Bulldogs defensemen. During his first stint with Montreal last week, the Canadiens’ first choice in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft played two games, registering one assist while also amassing a plus-2 differential.

Punk'd! Nathan Beaulieu
Beaulieu's first NHL point

- The Canadiens skated in Brossard on Saturday morning ahead of their matchup with the Boston Bruins at the Bell Centre.

- After missing Thursday night's game against the Winnipeg Jets with a groin injury, Tomas Plekanec returned to practice. He is a game-time decision.

- P.K. Subban was not on the ice for the morning skate as the rearguard had a therapy day. He will, however, be in the lineup for Saturday night's game.

Lines and pairings at practice:

Plekanec-Gionta-Ryder
Galchenyuk-Eller-Prust
Desharnais-Gallagher-Pacioretty
Moen-Halpern-White
Blunden-Dumont-Bourque

Gorges-Weber
Emelin-Markov
Bouillon-Drewiske
Kaberle