Ottawa Senators forward Scott Sabourin was taken off the ice on a stretcher Saturday night at Boston’s TD Garden after his attempted check went awry.

Sabourin had lined up Boston Bruins forward David Backes for a hit at 3:08 of the first period, but Backes braced for it, and the players’ heads appeared to collide. 

The Senators player appeared to lose consciousness immediately after the collision, and he fell face first onto the ice.

Medical personnel came onto the ice and called for a stretcher as a shaken-up Backes watched.

Sabourin was eventually taken off the ice on the stretcher but gave a thumbs-up as he left.

during the second period that Sabourin was taken a “local hospital by ambulance for evaluation. He was conscious and speaking with the

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