"In the opening minute of the middle frame, during a scrum in front of Toronto netminder Anthony Stolarz, defenseman Chris Tanev was going to try and make sure the puck wasn't close to crossing the goal line. As he came in behind Devils forward Dawson Mercer, who was jamming away at the pads of Stolarz to try and poke the puck past him, Tanev looked to hit his own head hard against the head of Mercer."
"An incredibly awkward collision. Initial fears was that it was the butt of a stick, or someone's shoulder clipping him on his chin, but it was a head-on-head collision instead and with the momentum to carry him through, Tanev took the brunt of it. The Leafs defenseman immediately went down to the ice clutching his head with both hands. With Tanev down on the ice, face down and all the crowd could see is his No. 8 sweater parallel with the ice,"
Chris Tanev suffered a hard, awkward head-on-head collision in the opening minute of the second period while defending a scrum in front of netminder Anthony Stolarz. He came in behind Devils forward Dawson Mercer as Mercer jammed at Stolarz's pads; Tanev's momentum resulted in his head striking Mercer's head. Tanev immediately went down clutching his head and was helped off toward the Leafs' dressing room, missing the remainder of the second period. No official update has been released. Team officials prioritized caution given the 35-year-old defenseman and the nature of the head impact. The Devils led 4-2 late in the period.
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