Brendan Gallagher skated with his teammates at the Bell Sports Complex in Brossard on Monday morning for the first time since breaking his thumb in a 3-2 overtime victory over the Edmonton Oilers on April 5.
For the morning skate ahead of Monday night's game against the Oilers, Gallagher wore a no-contact uniform (7 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN 690 Radio).
THE LINES
Here's how the forward lines and defence pairings looked at the morning skate:
Tatar – Kotkaniemi – Anderson
Toffoli – Suzuki – Armia
Byron – Evans – Lehkonen
Perry – Staal – Caufield
Frolik – Belzile – Gallagher
Edmundson – Petry
Kulak – Chiarot
Romanov – Merrill
Gustafsson
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WHERE THEY STAND
With a win or a loss in overtime or a shootout against the Oilers on Monday night, the Canadiens (24-21-9) will clinch the fourth and final playoff spot in the all-Canadian North Division. The Oilers have already clinched second position in the North Division with a record of 33-18-2.
This will be the eighth of the Canadiens' nine games against the Oilers this season. In their first seven games, the Canadiens are 5-2-0.
Credit - Montreal Gazette
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