Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher: Scores twice in OT loss
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Gallagher tallied twice during Monday's 5-4 overtime loss to Detroit.
Gallagher's 14th and 15th goals of the season are too little too late, as Montreal will miss the playoffs and his totals continue an offensive decline from the 30-goal, 50-point campaigns of his mid-20s. While there's still depth value in his game, he's only also seen a career-low in ice time with 13:47 per game, which has likely contributed to his diminished returns.
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Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher: Has three-point game
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Gallagher scored two goals and registered an assist in a 9-3 victory over Philadelphia on Tuesday.
It was Gallagher's first three-point game of the 2023-24 campaign. He's up to 13 goals and 26 points in 73 outings this season. Although Gallagher did surpass the 50-point milestone in back-to-back campaigns in 2017-18 and 2018-19, the 31-year-old has played a limited role this season (13:48 of ice time per contest) and consequently hasn't made consistent offensive contributions.
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Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher: Helps twice in loss
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Gallagher had two assists and four shots on net in Thursday's 7-4 loss to Tampa Bay.
The second line combined for Montreal's first two goals, both scored by Joel Armia and assisted by Gallagher and Alex Newhook. It was Gallagher's fourth multi-point effort of the season and his first since Nov. 4. The 31-year-old has remained healthy for the first time since 2018-19 -- he's been in the lineup for every game except for five due to a suspension. Nonetheless, Gallagher is no longer much of a fantasy asset at this stage in his career -- he has just 23 points through 70 games this season.
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Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher: First point in five games
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Gallagher had an assist and two shots in Sunday's 5-1 win over Seattle.
That assist is Gallagher's first point in five games. Long gone are the 30-goal campaigns. The physical winger has just 11 goals and 21 points through 65 games with an ugly minus-25 rating. He's posting the lowest points-per-game total of his career.
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Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher: Jumps on Jackets early
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Gallagher scored a goal on four shots, blocked two shots and picked up four penalty minutes in Tuesday's 3-0 win over Columbus.
Gallagher scored the game-winning goal just 21 seconds into the game when he redirected a pass from Jake Evans. It was the third goal in the last eight games for Gallagher, who is up to 11 tallies for the season, his most since 2020-21.
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Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher: Puts Habs on board
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Gallagher scored a goal on four shots in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Predators.
Gallagher beat Juuse Saros from the high slot to give Montreal its first goal after falling behind 2-0. The Canadiens would score on a lucky bounce just six seconds later and came back again in the third period to eventually halt Nashville's eight-game win streak. For Gallagher, it was his second goal in five games and his ninth of the season.
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Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher: Helps in loss
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Gallagher had an assist, one shot on net, two blocks, two hits and two PIM in Saturday's 4-3 shootout loss to Tampa Bay.
It was a typical pugnacious night for Gallagher, whose assist came with contact. He battled in the corner and dislodged the puck before setting up Jake Evans for the Canadiens' second goal. The assist was Gallagher's second point in the eight games since serving a five-game suspsension.
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Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher: Strikes in loss
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Gallagher scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Devils.
Gallagher put Montreal on top, 1-0, early in the second period when he one-timed a feed past Nico Daws. It was the ninth tally of the season for Gallagher, who scored for the first time since returning from a five-game suspension. The once-productive veteran has just five points over the last 22 games and 17 for the season. It should be noted that Gallagher is off the fourth line; he had 12:37 TOI on the third unit with Josh Anderson and Jake Evans.
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Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher: On fourth line
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Gallagher had one blocked shot over 10:14 of ice time in Saturday's 4-3 loss to Washington.
Gallagher played his second game since serving a five-game suspension. In both contests, the forward skated on the fourth line. While Gallagher still holds a sliver of value as part of the second power-play unit, the 31-year-old has just four points (three goals, one assist) over his last 19 games and four power-play points for the season.
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Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher: Ready to return Thursday
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Gallagher has served his five-game suspension and will be available versus the Rangers on Thursday.
Gallagher should link back up with one of the two power-play units in addition to slotting into a top-six role. Prior to his suspension, the veteran winger managed just one goal in his previous seven outings to go with 11 shots, one assist and 11 hits.
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Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher: Will have disciplinary hearing
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Gallagher will have a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Friday for an illegal check to the head of the Islanders' Adam Pelech during Thursday's game versus New York.
Pelech left the game and didn't return after taking the hit from Gallagher. The NHL Department of Player Safety should release its decision regarding any disciplinary action for Gallagher prior to Saturday's game versus Pittsburgh.
Gallagher received a five-game suspension Friday for elbowing the Islanders' Adam Pelech (upper body) in the head during Thursday's game.
Gallagher has eight goals, 16 points, 103 shots, 37 PIM, 37 hits and 20 blocks in 48 appearances this season. He will be eligible to return Feb. 15 for a contest against the Rangers. Pelech, who has a concussion history, left Thursday's game and didn't return. While Gallagher serves his punishment, Jesse Ylonen might play regularly.
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Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher: Scores in loss
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Gallagher scored a goal on two shots, blocked one shot and had three hits over 14:15 of ice time in Saturday's 9-4 loss to the Bruins.
Rafael Harvey-Pinard forced a turnover in the offensive zone and fed Gallagher, who snuck a puck in off Linus Ullmark's skate to bring Montreal within a goal at 5-4. It was the third goal in eight games for Gallagher, who had endured a 24-game goal drought from mid-November to early January.
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Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher: Assists in win
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Gallagher logged an assist, one shot and one hit over 12:01 of ice time in Monday's 4-3 win over Colorado.
Gallagher helped keep the puck in the Avalanche's end before Rafael Harvey-Pinard posted his first goal of the season. Following a seven-game stretch without a point, Gallagher has two goals and an assist over the last five contests.
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Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher: First goal in almost two months
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Gallagher scored a goal Saturday in a 4-3 shootout win over the Rangers.
He scored in the first period, beating Jonathan Quick glove side with a wrist shot after Vincent Trocheck couldn't clear the puck up the boards. Gallagher's goal was his first since Nov. 11. He had four helpers in his previous 24 games. His game has been in decline for several seasons, and he no longer can deliver fantasy value in any category. Keep Gallagher on the wire.
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Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher: Points in two straight
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Gallagher had a power-play assist, two shots on net and one hit over 15:01 of ice time in Monday's 3-2 overtime victory over Winnipeg.
With time winding down on a second-period power play, Gallagher and Josh Anderson helped out on Christian Dvorak's tally. Jets head coach Rick Bowness challenged the play, as it looked like a hand pass from Anderson to Dvorak, but the goal held up on review. For Gallagher, it was his second straight game with an assist following a fallow stretch of two points over 15 contests. The 31-year-old forward has 12 points (four with the man advantage) through 31 outings.
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Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher: Slides assist in win
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Gallagher logged an assist, two shots on net and one hit over 13:11 of ice time in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Islanders.
Gallagher set up Joel Armia's second-period goal with an assist befitting Gallagher's style of play. He was knocked to the ice but scrambled to direct the puck to his linemate, which gave Montreal a 1-0 lead. It was just the third point (all assists) in the last 16 games for Gallagher, who hasn't tallied since Nov. 11 against the Bruins.
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Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher: Logs assist in win
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Gallagher had an assist, one shot on net and two blocked shots over 13:54 of ice time in Monday's 4-2 win over Seattle.
Gallagher redirected a Christian Dvorak pass which was stopped by Philipp Grubauer, but Tanner Pearson was well positioned to deposit the puck into the empty side of the net. The 31-year-old Gallagher has cooled off following an early-season surge. Monday's assist stopped a five-game scoreless slide, and he has just two assists over the last 11 games.
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Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher: Garners helper in win
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Gallagher logged an assist and two shots on goal in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Ducks.
Gallagher snapped a four-game point drought when he helped out on Alex Newhook's opening tally at 5:59 of the first period. The Canadiens continue to shuffle their lines around, and it was Gallagher's turn to start the contest on the first line Wednesday. He finished with 16:18 of ice time, his second-highest total of the campaign. The winger has nine points, 44 shots on net, 12 hits, 18 PIM and a minus-11 rating through 19 appearances.
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Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher: Whistled for costly penalty
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Gallagher had one shot on goal, one hit and four penalty minutes in Thursday's 6-5 loss to Vegas.
Gallagher was a non-factor for much of the game, but his double-minor with just under three minutes left was the biggest moment of the contest. The Golden Knights scored power-play goals on each end of the double minor to take a 6-4 lead. This was the second consecutive game in which Gallagher took a penalty late with the game on the line. He also had a third-period hooking call that gave the the Bruins a 5-on-3 advantage last Saturday, but Montreal survived that and won in overtime. Gallagher, who has 10 PIM over the last five games, is third on the team with 18 PIM.
