Byron sat out the Canadiens' last four games with a lower-body injury and did not travel with the team on their latest road trip.
The injury was sustained in a home contest versus the Dallas Stars on Oct. 30. Byron left the game and did not return.
Byron sits eighth in team scoring with seven points in 11 games.
In other injury news, forward Joel Armia underwent an MRI after leaving Tuesday night's game with a lower-body injury. The team is currently waiting on the results, Julien said Wednesday.
Lucic had a hearing for the incident Wednesday and was punished with the maximum allowable fine under the collective bargaining agreement.
Here is the play from Tuesday night:
The Edmonton forward received minor penalties for roughing and interference on the play, as well as a 10-minute misconduct. The Oilers were trailing 5-2 halfway through the third period at the time of the penalties.
He was retaliating to Joseph's hit on Oilers defenseman Kris Russell earlier in the third period, which wasn't penalized.
Lucic is pointless in his last six games with one goal and three assists on the season. The rookie Joseph has a goal and an assist in 15 games.
The Carolina Hurricanes have signed second overall pick Andrei Svechnikov to an entry-level deal, the club announced Saturday.
The three-year contract will pay Svechnikov $832,500 per NHL season or $70,000 in the American Hockey League. He will also receive a $277,500 signing bonus.
The 18-year-old netted 40 goals and recorded 32 assists last season with the Barrie Colts of the OHL en route to winning Rookie of the Year honors.
The Toronto Maple Leafs promoted Brandon Pridham to the assistant general manager role in an announcement Wednesday, a day after mutually agreeing to part ways with former assistant general manager Mark Hunter.