Brendan Gallagher absorbed a forceful cross-check from Alexeyev during a recent game, but dismissed it as part of the intense late-season play. Despit ...

Montreal Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher (11) celebrates a goal during third period ... The Canadiens, however, surrendered the ...

And right off the bat, Brendan Gallagher didn’t take part in the team’s practice. Gally took a beating last night. He was hit in the face with a stick in the first period… a gesture which, let’s not ...

Brendan Gallagher (r.) with the puck he used to score ... and Wednesday against the Carolina Hurricanes -- before it would hit (the city’s fingers crossed) a playoff crescendo.

And right off the bat, Brendan Gallagher didn’t take part in the team’s practice. Gally took a beating last night. He was hit in the face with a stick in the first period… a gesture which ...