The Habs and Kings made a minor swap on Thursday, swapping a pair of underachieving prospects.

The Habs took a step on Monday towards clearing up their logjam on the blueline by dealing Raphael Diaz to Vancouver in exchange for winger Dale Weise.

Montreal’s powerplay failed to produce a tying goal late in the third period on a 5-on-3 opportunity en route to a 2-1 loss to the Florida Panthers.

Coming off an embarrassing 6-0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings, the Montreal Canadiens will look to rebound tonight in Philadelphia.

The Habs added to their stable of prospects on Tuesday as the announced the signing of left winger Jack Nevins to a three year, entry level contract.

It took until the end of October but the Habs can now say that they have two regular defencemen under contract for next season.

The San Jose Sharks (8-1-1) are the toughest challenge Montreal (6-4-0) will in the first leg of the season.

Saku Koivu returns to Montreal (5-4-0) for just the second time since he was left assigned in 2009 and signed with the Ducks (7-2-0) as an unrestricted free agent.

The Nashville Predators are in town Saturday night as the Montreal Canadiens continue their five game homestead.

Alex Galchenyuk and the Montreal Canadiens (2-2-0) roll into Vancouver to face the Canucks (3-2-0) for some Saturday (late) night hockey at 10 p.m. EST.