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Galchenyuk (broken hand) returns to practice

Ottawa Senators v Montreal Canadiens

MONTREAL, QC - JANUARY 4: Alex Galchenyuk #27 of the Montreal Canadiens skates with the puck during the NHL game against the Ottawa Senators at the Bell Centre on January 4, 2014 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Senators defeated the Canadiens 4-3 in overtime. (Photo by Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images)

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The Montreal Canadiens headed into the Olympic break on a three-game winning streak. Now they’re that much closer to getting Alex Galchenyuk back in the lineup.

Galchenyuk has been out with a broken hand, but he returned to practice with the team on Thursday. As Pat Hickey of the Montreal Gazette shares, he’s anxious to play.

“It’s my first practice with the team and I am still looking to get more speed and flexibility back in my hand,” said Galchenyuk, who was sporting an ice pack on his hand as he talked to the media. “There are little things I have to work on, like the toe drag I tried out there. I know what I have to do, but I have to think about it. Those movements have to become natural again.”

Galchenyuk was injured against the Florida Panthers on Jan. 6 and the team has gone 7-7-1 in his absence. This season, his second in the league, he has 23 points in 44 games.

The break may have come at a poor time for the Habs as they were getting their act back together after going through a slump in January, but with Galchenyuk on the mend and aiming to get back soon, things are looking up.

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