Brendan Gallagher injured in collision, leaves game with upper-body injury
Montreal’s Brendan Gallagher was injured midway through Tuesday night’s matchup against the Carolina Hurricanes, and would not return to the game.
Brendan Gallagher ne sera pas de retour dans le match. Blessure au haut du corps.
Brendan Gallagher will not return. Upper body injury. #GoHabsGo— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) January 1, 2020
Gallagher was hit by Carolina’s Jordan Stall, but his fall backwards is when the injury occurs. Gallagher loses his balance and tumbles into the path of teammate Ben Chiarot, who clips him in the head with his knee.
Just terrible luck.
😱
Brendan Gallagher down on the ice after this collision from Ben Chiarot. #Habs pic.twitter.com/sDiPl7Z2sf— Here's Your Replay ⬇️ (@HeresYourReplay) January 1, 2020
Gallagher is visibly shaken up after the hit, and will surely enter concussion protocol after his head takes the blunt of the hit.
Here's Brendan Gallagher getting up and leaving the ice.
Doesn't look good. No doubt going off for concussion protocol. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/hBNI97kn5y— Here's Your Replay ⬇️ (@HeresYourReplay) January 1, 2020
The 27-year-old is second on the Canadiens in points with 15 goals and 32 points in 39 games.
More updates to come.
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