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Canadiens’ Beaulieu will make career playoff debut tonight

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Nathan Beaulieu

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Boston Bruins forward Matt Fraser played in his first career postseason game on Thursday and ended up scoring the game-winning goal in overtime. With their backs against the wall, the Montreal Canadiens have to hope that 21-year-old defenseman Nathan Beaulieu will be at least respectable.

Like Fraser before him, Beaulieu will be making his NHL playoff debut tonight. The difference is that the stakes are even higher now as Montreal is down 3-2 in the second round series.

Beaulieu has 23 games worth of regular season experience and has four assists over that span. He also had seven goals and 27 points in 57 contests with the AHL Hamilton Bulldogs in 2013-14.

He’s projected to play alongside Mike Weaver, per the Boston Globe’s Fluto Shinzawa. Douglas Murray has been scratched after logging just 10:03 minutes in Game 5 on Saturday.

Update: Montreal has also confirmed that Daniel Briere is back in at the expense of Travis Moen.

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