Updates from practice - March 7

VANCOUVER -- The Canadiens practiced at Rogers Arena on Monday afternoon.

After joining the team over the weekend, Paul Byron, Jonathan Drouin and Christian Dvorak practiced with the rest of the group. They were wearing no-contact jerseys.

Jake Allen also practiced after joining the squad in the Lower Mainland as well.
Jake Evans practiced with a no-contact jersey after missing Saturday's game against Edmonton with an upper-body injury.
Jeff Petry also practiced with a no-contact jersey. He's listed as day-to-day with an upper-body injury.

Caufield: "I'll remember the whole night"
The Habs enjoyed a memorable Sunday with the traditional rookie dinner.
Seven players were "celebrated" as part of the festivities, including Evans, Cole Caufield, Michael Pezzetta, Nick Suzuki, Alexander Romanov, Corey Schueneman and Cayden Primeau.
Event organizer Joel Edmundson shared a photograph of his younger teammates on social media wearing wet suits, goggles and flippers at the team hotel for some pre-meal fun before heading to a swanky local restaurant.
The guests of honor picked up the tab for the entire group, of course.
"I'll remember the whole night, just being with the guys and getting to experience that with them, and kind of relax and get away from hockey a little bit," said Caufield. "I know the guys enjoyed themselves, and I think that was really good for us."

Caufield didn't share how much his credit card was ultimately charged after dinner, but he called the number "eye-opening."
Delivering the goods
Speaking of Caufield, the 21-year-old has enjoyed tremendous success under interim head coach Martin St-Louis.
He has 14 points (7 goals, 7 assists) in 11 games, including four multi-point performances.
That's a far cry from the eight points (1 goal, 7 assists) he registered in 30 games with Dominique Ducharme at the helm earlier this season.
Talk about a turnaround of epic proportions…
"I like where my game's at right now. You've got to be consistent with it. That's something that I'm trying to focus on. It feels pretty good to have the puck go in the net, and it feels better to have a couple of wins under our belt," noted Caufield, referencing the recent victories over Calgary and Edmonton. "But, the guys are having fun and I think that's kind of what's most important."

The former University of Wisconsin standout says that uptick in production has brought "more confidence and swagger" to his game, which has done wonders for his poise with the puck.
"I'm holding onto it and trying to make more plays rather than getting the puck off my stick," explained Caufield. "Putting it into an area to get it back is another thing that we've been trying to work on, too, so the more touches I get, I think the better player I am."
St-Louis on the power play: "You have to play a little chess"
The Canadiens' power play has been a disappointment this year with a 13.5% success rate.
But, St-Louis' troops have scored in three straight games with the man advantage.
Suzuki's power play goal midway through the second period against the Oilers even proved to be the game-winner.

After practice, St-Louis was asked to share his blueprint for a solid power play.
"I think the best power plays, there's a lot of chess. They don't play checkers, they play chess. They make a couple of moves to set up a big move. I think those are the deadliest power plays," he explained. "The power plays that can make two or three passes and then attack, those are the ones that are dangerous because there's constant chaos from all these shots. If you have to pass the puck seven times before you shoot, you probably don't have the right setup or the right people. We try to establish shots as fast as we can. You have to play a little chess."