Maple Leafs’ John Tavares Stretchered Off The Ice After Taking A Knee To His Head

Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares was the victim of an extremely scary inadvertent hit to his head during Game 1 of the series against the Canadiens on Thursday night.

Tavares was checked to the ice, and almost simultaneously, Corey Perry was skating by, and caught Tavares with a knee to his head.

Scary scary stuff here.
Let's hope John Tavares is OK. #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/OOtzg2tVK4

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As trainers came onto the ice, Tavares was clearly in rough shape, and had to be stretchered off. Luckily, he was able to give a thumbs up as he was heading to the locker room.

Prayers go out to John Tavares pic.twitter.com/Rm1TN4keuV

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After he was taken off the ice, the Maple Leafs confirmed that John Tavares was taken to a nearby hospital.

Leafs confirm John Tavares has been transported to hospital.

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We’ll keep looking for updates on John Tavares. For now, the entire hockey community can only hope that he’s alright after one of the scariest injuries we’ve seen in a long time.

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