Feb 21, 2018
Scrivens leaves QF early after collision
Goalie Ben Scrivens left Team Canada's quarter-final match against Finland early in the second period after Finnish player Veli-Matti Savinainen collided with him. He will not return with an upper-body injury.
The Canadian Press
GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of — Goaltender Ben Scrivens left Canada's Olympic men's hockey quarterfinal against Finland on Wednesday with an injury.
Scrivens was hurt in the second period when an Eric O'Dell check sent a Finnish player crashing into Scrivens.
The Canadian goaltender appeared to skate off the injury and briefly remained in the game, but came out at the next stoppage in play in favour of Kevin Poulin at 4:17 of the period.
Poulin was solid in relief as Canada posted a 1-0 victory.
Hockey Canada said in a statement that Scrivens suffered an "upper-body injury."
Scrivens has carried the bulk of Canada's load in goal at the Pyeongchang Games, but Poulin played in Canada's 4-0 win over South Korea on Sunday.