Antti Raanta, Hampus Lindholm leave game two between Carolina Hurricanes and Boston Bruins
A pair of players have left game two between the Carolina Hurricanes and Boston Bruins
Canes goaltender Antti Raanta left in the first period with an upper-body injury, while Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm left near the end of the second.
In Raanta’s case, it happened as a result of an awkward collision with B’s forward David Pastrnak. Raanta went to play the puck as it came into the Hurricanes zone with Pastrnak chasing after it. The pair collided and Raanta went down clutching his face before leaving the ice with a trainer holding a towel to his face.
Pyotr Kochetkov entered the game, and has saved 14 or the 15 shots faced at the time of writing. Fourth-string goaltender Jack LaFontaine got dressed as the emergency backup.
David Pastrnak collides with Antti Raanta, and the goaltender's leaving the game. pic.twitter.com/valxs95VtP
— Shayna (@hayyyshayyy) May 4, 2022Andrei Svechnikov with a massive hit on Hampus Lindholm pic.twitter.com/ztnnk02izx
— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) May 5, 2022Lindholm, meanwhile, was playing a puck behind the Bruins net late in the second before getting blown up by Canes forward Andrei Svechnikov. Lindholm was down on the ice for some time, and looked shaky as he left the ice.
At the time of writing, the Hurricanes were holding a 4-1 lead in thanks to a two-goal performance from Sebasitan Aho.
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