Habs blue-liner Beaulieu to miss first-round series with upper-body injury

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Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price, centre, peers between Nathan Beaulieu, left, and Dustin Tokarski as they work on screen shots during the team\'s practice Tuesday, April 14, 2015, in Brossard, Que. Beaulieu will miss the rest of the team\'s first-round playoff series against the Ottawa Senators with an upper-body injury. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

MONT-TREMBLANT, Que. – Montreal Canadiens defenceman Nathan Beaulieu will miss the rest of the team’s first-round playoff series against the Ottawa Senators with an upper-body injury.

The NHL team confirmed the news Tuesday with a posting on Twitter.

Beaulieu, a 22-year-old native of Strathroy, Ont., has one assist in three playoff games. He had one goal and eight assists in 64 regular-season games.

He suffered the injury after taking a hit from Ottawa’s Erik Karlsson in the second period of Montreal’s 2-1 overtime win on Sunday.

Head coach Michel Therrien said blue-liner Greg Pateryn will replace Beaulieu in the lineup. Pateryn, who was paired with Alexei Emelin at the team’s morning practice at Saint-Jovite Arena, did not have a point in 17 games this season.

Montreal can wrap up a four-game sweep with a victory Wednesday night at Ottawa.

The Canadiens also announced Tuesday that they will play a pre-season game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City on Sept. 28.

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