Briere announced his retirement on Monday, Stephen Whyno of The Canadian Press reports.

Briere scored with 0.5 seconds left in the third period. It was nice to finally see Colorado score some goals as Minnesota shut them out twice to start the season. Jamie McGinn had the other Avalanche goal. Briere was plus-one with four shots on goal.

He was almost non-existent during his only season in Montreal (25 points in 69 games), but is hoping a change of scenery will do the trick. Briere is 36-years-old, but hockey is a sport where players can produce well into their thirties. Do not expect much, but if he can get it going on the power play early in the season, Briere could push for 50 points in 2014-15.

He was almost non-existent during his only season in Montreal (25 points in 69 games), but is hoping a change of scenery will do the trick. Briere is 36-years-old, but hockey is a sport where players can produce well into their thirties. Do not expect much, but if he can get it going on the power play early in the season, Briere could push for 50 points in 2014-15.

Daniel Briere scored a goal in Montreal's 3-2 overtime win Thursday night. That gives Briere three goals and seven points in 13 playoff games. That's pretty good when you factor in that he's been averaging just 10:27 minutes per contest.

Danny Briere was a warrior for the Habs in their Game 7 battle with the Bruins on Wednesday night, assisting on Montreal's opening goal and scoring the Habs' insurance marker in the team's 3-1 win over Boston. Briere was a healthy scratch in Game 5, but responded in a big way when it really mattered. His cross-ice feed to Dale Weise gave the Habs an early lead, and power play goal late in the third put the nail in the coffin for the once mighty Bruins. Briere has two goals and six points in 10 post season games.

Daniel Briere was back in the lineup on Monday after he was a healthy scratch in Game 5. He saw 10:01 of ice time in Montreal's 4-0 victory over Boston. Briere has a goal and three assists in nine postseason contests, with two of his helpers coming in five appearances against the Bruins in Round 2. Travis Moen was a healthy scratch instead.

Renaud Lavoie is reporting that Daniel Briere will be healthy scratch Saturday night against Boston. He added that Brandon Prust might draw back into the lineup in Briere's place after he missed the past two contests. Briere has a goal and three assists in eight games this postseason. He has averaged just 10:26 of ice time per match.

Daniel Briere gave Montreal a 1-0 lead just 2:24 into the first period. The Canadiens had a 3-1 advantage going into the third, but Tampa Bay rallied to even the score. Max Pacioretty scored on the power play to give Montreal a 4-3 win with just 43 seconds left on the clock. Briere logged just 9:34 of ice time in the match, but he did get 1:21 of it on the power play. He had a goal and an assist in four matches during the Habs' sweep of the Lightning.

Daniel Briere doesn't want to write off the Tampa Bay Lightning in Montreal's first round series. Montreal has a 3-0 lead going into Game 4 on Tuesday. "The Lightning are a tenacious team," said Briere. "We saw it this year after they lost Stamkos (with a broken leg in November). Everyone expected them to fall apart and they did the opposite, they came together and finished strong to come second in the division. I expect the same from them tonight. They've faced adversity before and they won't give up that easily." They overcame the loss of Stamkos in large part due to the efforts of Martin St. Louis and Ben Bishop. St. Louis is gone after demanding a trade and Bishop is hurt, which makes the Lightning's nearly impossible task all the more daunting.