HV71 goalie Hugo Alnefelt taken to hospital after skate to the head

In the match between Helsinki IFK and Ilves Tampere, opposing player Teemu Engberg charged at the Swedish goalkeeper and struck him in the head with his skate, according to Finnish media.

Alnefelt was reportedly left motionless on the ice, carried off on a stretcher and taken to hospital by ambulance.

Later in the evening, Finnish media said the Swede was in "good and stable condition."