Karl Alzner’s attempt at becoming the fourth Montreal Canadiens defenceman to score in the game went awry when his slapshot hit Jonathan Drouin in front. Drouin attempted to stay on the bench and shake off the injury, but eventually he needed to leave to be evaluated by the training staff..
It appears he will be unable to return to the game.
#Habs Drouin was seen leaving the Bell Centre in street clothes after being hit in the ribs by an Alzner slapshot in P2.
— John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) February 3, 2018
UPDATE: Drouin has been taken to the hospital for x-rays:
Jonathan Drouin en route to hospital to get x-rays. Just so make sure.
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) February 3, 2018
Jonathan Drouin ne sera pas de retour aujourd’hui (blessé – haut du corps).
Jonathan Drouin will not return today (upper-body injury).
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) February 3, 2018
The severity of the injury is not known at this point, but hopefully he will not be forced to miss significant time.
UPDATE: After being taken to hospital, it appears there are no broken bones for Drouin, though he will be re-evaluated before Sunday’s game.
Claude Julien says tests on Drouin came back negative, so no fracture. Will be reevaluated tomorrow.
— Аrpon Basu (@ArponBasu) February 3, 2018
