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Poulin exited Monday’s game during the first period and has not returned. Bruce Bennett \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n
MILAN \u2014 Canadian star Marie-Philip Poulin left Monday\u2019s group-stage game \u2014 one night before a highly anticipated showdown against the arch-rival United States \u2014 after taking a hard hit by Czech Republic\u2019s Krist\u00fdna Kaltounkov\u00e1 during a puck battle along the boards.<\/p>\n
Kaltounkov\u00e1 \u2014 the PWHL\u2019s leading scorer as a 23-year-old rookie for the New York Sirens \u2014 drilled her shoulder into Poulin, sending her crashing into the boards. Poulin lay prone on the ice for a moment before getting to her knees, grimacing in obvious pain as the two teams skirmished up the ice. Poulin got up on her own, wincing as she headed to the bench. She took one faceoff on the ensuing power play before going back to the locker room.<\/p>\n
Poulin returned to the bench to a big cheer at the Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena and watched the rest of the first period with her teammates. She did not return to the game.<\/p>\n
Poulin is the consensus best player in women\u2019s hockey, a five-time Olympian, and Canada\u2019s captain. She\u2019s one goal away from tying Canadian Hayley Wickenheiser\u2019s record for most goals in the Olympics.<\/p>\n
Kaltounkov\u00e1 was given a minor penalty for an illegal hit, her first of two in the period. Canada didn\u2019t score on that power-play opportunity, but got two goals in 39 seconds from Sarah Fillier and Laura Stacey shortly afterward.<\/p>\n
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