Pair of wins ease pain of rough weekend for Canadiens centre Drouin
BROSSARD, Que. — It was a rough weekend for Jonathan Drouin.
The Montreal Canadiens centre left the ice in pain and was taken to hospital for tests after being hit in the upper ribs by a Karl Alzner shot in the second period of a 5-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday.
The following afternoon, he had his face bashed into the crossbar and later took a high stick to the face from Erik Karlsson in a 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators.
The 22-year-old was able to smile it about it after practice on Tuesday. Not only did the Canadiens win both games, but he came away with nothing more than some sore ribs.