MONTREAL (AP) – Montreal defenseman P.K. Subban was taken off the ice on a stretcher after being hit on the side of the head by a teammate late in the Canadiens’ 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.
The Canadiens said Subban was taken to a hospital for further testing of a neck injury. The team said he had normal movement in his extremities.
Subban was injured when teammate Alexei Emelin ran into him, knocking him on the side of the head with his back side while retrieving the puck in Montreal’s corner. The 2013 Norris Trophy winner was nearly motionless on the ice for about 10 minutes while doctors and trainers tended to him.
“It’s scary to see that many trainers and doctors on the ice,” Canadiens captain Max Pacioretty said. “Nobody knew exactly what happened. That was the scariest part for me. It looked like a nothing play. It was impossible to concentrate after that.”
Pacioretty said Subban was communicating with him shortly after the accident