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The Gazette's Pat Hickey reports from Raleigh that forward Steve Bégin will be in the lineup tonight when the Canadiens take on the Carolina Hurricanes. That means there will be no lineup changes for Guy Carbonneau's squad for the third straight game.

Bégin was hit on the hand by a Patrice Brisebois shot during practice on Thursday and left the ice.

The Gazette's Pat Hickey reports that Canadiens head coach Guy Carbonneau has cleared the air with veterans Alex Kovalev and Steve Bégin after a few controversies on Tuesday.

Carbonneau had a one-on-one with Bégin Tuesday afternoon and spoke with Kovalev before practice on Wednesday. "Alex is entitled to his opinion, but I wish he had kept it in the room," Carbonneau said. "If he had something to say, he should have come to me."

Canadiens' Guillaume Latendresse, Steve Bégin and likely Maxim Lapierre will join a host of other NHL players this Thursday evening at 7 p.m. at the Sportsplexe 4 Glaces in Montreal-suburban Pierrefonds for a fund-raising all-star game to benefit Make-A-Wish Canada.