Max Pacioretty injury update: Canadiens forward practicing in regular jersey

For the first time since he tripped and fell backwards into the boards, Max Pacioretty is skating with his teammates on Monday morning in Brossard, and he's wearing a full contact jersey. While it's possible that he's rushing himself back a little quick for the playoffs, as any athlete would, jumping right into a contact jersey is something that wouldn't be allowed without approval from the Montreal Canadiens' medical staff.

What that means, is that Pacioretty is recovering at a speedier rate than expected (surprise, surprise for Wolverine), and in all likelihood, we'll be seeing 67 streaking down the wing in game one against the Ottawa Senators.

There couldn't be a more positive bit of news for the Canadiens, as Pacioretty scored 44% of the Canadiens' goals against Ottawa this season, and was in on a startling 34% of the team's overall goals this season before he went down to injury.

According to several media members at practice, Pacioretty is wearing a slightly tinted visor.