News from practice: Mitchell and Gallagher injury updates, Smith-Pelly on the first line

It was reported this morning that Brendan Gallagher would miss at least 4 weeks of action. The Canadiens have updated his status, and now place the recovery at a minimum of 6 weeks.

Injury update: @BGALLY17 underwent surgery to his left hand yesterday. He will be out for a minimum of 6 weeks.

— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) November 24, 2015

As for Torrey Mitchell, he'll miss another week at the very least, as he deals with a "lower-body injury".

Injury update: Torrey Mitchell: lower body injury suffered on Nov. 19 vs Arizona – he will be out for another 7-10 days.

— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) November 24, 2015

Some good news on the injury front: Devante Smith-Pelly is ready to return to play.

He's currently practicing on the first line, alongside Max Pacioretty and Tomas Plekanec, so we can expect him to get a healthy boost of ice time in the near future.

Devante Smith-Pelly is taking Brendan Gallagher spot on the first line. #canadiens #tvasports

— Renaud Lavoie (@renlavoietva) November 24, 2015