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Maple Leafs medical staff attend to forward John Tavares after a collision with Montreal Canadiens forward Corey Perry (not pictured) during the first period in Game 1 of the first-round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday, May 20, 2021.Photo by JOHN E. SOKOLOWSKI /USA TODAY SPORTS
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Maple Leafs captain John Tavares left Game 1 of the team’s opening playoff round against the Montreal Canadiens on a stretcher.
The scary incident happened in the first period when Habs forward Corey Perry and Tavares were involved in an incidental collision.
Tavares was sent to the ice by a hit from Montreal’s Ben Chiarot at the blue line. As Tavares was falling to the ice, Perry, exiting the zone, made contact with his head.
Hoping for the best for John Tavares. Awful scene.
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