The 30-year-old forward has missed the past three games. The same injury sidelined him for 13 games before he returned Dec. 29 and played three games. He scored in his most recent game, a 6-3 loss at the Nashville Predators on Jan. 3.
Gallagher has nine points (four goals, five assists) in 25 games this season, his 11th in the NHL. He has 390 points (198 goals, 192 assists) in 663 NHL games, all for Montreal.
Forward
Jesse Ylonen
was recalled from Laval of the American Hockey League on Wednesday. He has 27 points (eight goals, 19 assists) in 34 AHL games this season.
The Canadiens (16-22-3) host the Predators at Bell Centre on Thursday (7 p.m. ET; TSN2, RDS, BSSO, ESPN+, SN NOW). They are 1-7-1 since Dec. 21 and ended an 0-6-1 slide with a 5-4 win against the St. Louis Blues on Saturday before losing 4-0 to the Seattle Kraken two days later.
