In practice today in preparation for Game 5 of their second-round series against the Philadelphia Flyers, the Montreal Canadiens reverted back to the forward line combinations that were used at the end of the regular season:
Andrei Kostitsyn-Tomas Plekanec-Alex Kovalev
Sergei Kostitsyn-Saku Koivu-Christopher Higgins
Steve Begin-Bryan Smolinski-Tom Kostopoulos
Mark Streit-Maxim Lapierre-Mathieu Dandenault or Guillaume Latendresse