Gallagher out indefinitely for Canadiens with broken thumb Forward injured when hit by shot in first period of OT win against Oilers NHL.com @NHLdotcom Brendan Gallagher will be out indefinitely after the Montreal Canadiens forward broke his right thumb in a 3-2 overtime win against the Edmonton Oilers at Bell Centre on Monday. Gallagher left the game at 13:28 of the first period shortly after he was struck by a shot by Canadiens defenseman Alexander Romanov. "He's the engine. He really is," goalie Jake Allen said. "You know what you're getting from 'Gally' every game. He's going to be in the hard areas. He's going to do the things that you know you need to do and pay the price to win. And don't get me wrong, those are really tough shoes to fill, but I think we have a lot of guys in this room that can really fill that."