Ryan Smyth scored two goals in a win for his Colorado Avalanche but was hit hard after the second tally and was removed from the ice on a stretcher.
Los Angeles defenseman Jack Johnson checked Smyth into the glass at the end of the Avalanche bench late in the second period.
The Colorado forward lay motionless on the ice for several minutes as trainers rushed out to attend to him. The Avalanche reported that he was conscious and walking, but was sent to the hospital for further examination.