Greg Pateryn was back in the active lineup Friday night after being a healthy scratch Wednesday. He took Alexei Emelin's spot on the third defensive pairing and led Montreal with three hits in 13:43 of ice time.

Pateryn was back in the active lineup Friday night after being a healthy scratch Wednesday. He took Alexei Emelin's spot on the third defensive pairing and led Montreal with three hits in 13:43 of ice time.

Analysis:

Emelin had returned Wednesday after a five-game absence due to a lower-body injury, but was pulled from the lineup the very next game and is being considered a healthy scratch. We'll get to see if Pateryn remains in the active lineup ahead of Emelin when the Canadiens host the Devils on Saturday.