Sidney Crosby addressed the team in the locker room after being forced out with injury

Team Canada nearly suffered two major losses today against Czechia, losing captain Sidney Crosby to a lower body injury after he was hit by both Radko Gudas and Martin Necas.

Crosby left the game and was subsequently declared out for the rest of the afternoon, and it's unknown how long he's going to miss.

But there was a moment of inspiration between the second and third periods, as Crosby addressed the team in the locker room to fire up the group despite his injury.

Head coach Jon Cooper also said that he hopes that it wasn't Crosby's final appearance of the Olympics.

Crosby had six points (2G, 4A) so far in the Olympics for Canada, who still haven't lost a single game in Olympic play when he's been in the lineup.

Canada's bacon was saved late in regulation not long after New York Islanders forward Ondrej Palat stunned them with a go-ahead goal in the third period, even though replays later showed that they had too many men on the ice.

Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki's deflection through the pads of Lukas Dostal tied the game, and then ex-Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner scored in the OT GWG, helping Canada avoid what would have been a historic collapse against a heavy underdog.

Canada next plays Finland for the right to go to the gold medal game, but the major question on everyone's mind is the status of Crosby for that game.

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