Poulin injured in Canada’s 5-1 win over Czechia
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Canada downed Czechia 5-1 in Olympic women's hockey Monday, but a thorn in the victory was the uncertain status of captain Marie-Philip Poulin.
MILAN – Canada downed Czechia 5-1 in Olympic women’s hockey Monday, but a thorn in the victory was the uncertain status of captain Marie-Philip Poulin.
Poulin left the game midway through the first period after a hard check when Canada led 1-0.
She appeared to favour her right leg while skating to the bench after she was hit into the boards by Kristyna Kaltounkova at 10:52.
Poulin eventually returned to the bench to support her teammates and skated a few circles after the first-period buzzer, but wasn’t seen again the rest of the game.
Poulin’s teammates didn’t break stride after their captain was injured. The Canadians scored three more times before the first period ended and chased Czech starter Julie Pejsova from the game.
Julia Gosling produced a pair of power-play goals for Canada (2-0-0-0), which had less than 24 hours to recover before facing archrival United States on Tuesday at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena.
The U.S. led Group A at 3-0-0-0 after Monday’s 5-0 win over Switzerland (0-1-0-2).
Kristin O’Neill, Sarah Fillier and Laura Stacey also scored for Canada with Ann-Renée Desbiens stopping 18 of 19 shots for the win. Brianne Jenner had a pair of assists.
