Canadiens’ Brendan Gallagher misses practice with headache

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Sportsnet Staff January 10, 2020, 12:27 PM

Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher missed practice Friday with a headache, one day after he returned to the lineup from a concussion.

Head coach Claude Julien said the club is evaluating Gallagher to see whether the headaches are from his concussion or a virus. His status for Saturday’s meeting with the Ottawa Senators is unclear for now.

Claude Julien says Brendan Gallagher has headaches and they want to check him out to see if he he’s coming down with a virus or if it’s related to concussion

— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) January 10, 2020

Claude Julien said Gallagher had a headache late last night and came to Brossard this morning to be evaluated. Hasn’t been completely ruled out for tomorrow but Claude said they won’t take a chance with him if his headache is at all concussion related.

— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) January 10, 2020

Gallagher had four shots and no points in over 17 minutes of ice time in Thursday’s loss to the Edmonton Oilers. He was originally diagnosed with a concussion on Jan. 2 after being hit by Carolina Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal on Dec. 31.

In other Canadiens news, defenceman Ben Chiarot will miss his second consecutive game Saturday with a lower-body injury.

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