The two injured players, Nikita Nesterov and Brian Flynn, hit the ice before the main Habs practice.
Les blessés (Nesterov/Flynn) sur la glace avec le gardien R. Girard avant l'entraînement.
Injured players take the ice before practice. pic.twitter.com/ryrwAMYNms— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) March 22, 2017Andrei Markov, however, was not present during practice. The likely reason being a therapy day.
The forwards saw a massive change, with Alex Galchenyuk slotted as a left winger, and Andrew Shaw taking his spot as a center. Phillip Danault returned to his spot as the #1 centre, between Max Pacioretty and Alex Radulov.