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Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares was discharged from the hospital Friday morning after spending the night being examined and assessed by a neurosurgical team.

Tavares is back home under the care and supervision of team physicians, and he's out indefinitely after taking an inadvertent knee to the head from Corey Perry during the first period of Game 1 against the Montreal Canadiens.

The 30-year-old was clearly in distress immediately after the collision.

Tavares was transported to the hospital and spent the night there. All tests came back "clear," according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

Perry, a former teammate of Tavares' on several national Canadian teams, explained postgame what happened on the play.

"I tried to jump over him and, unfortunately, I caught my knee on his head. I don't know what else to do there," Perry said, according to The Athletic's Arpon Basu. "I know Johnny pretty well. I hope he's OK.

"I honestly felt sick to my stomach when I saw it, and when I saw (Tavares)," Perry added.

Montreal went on to beat Toronto 2-1.

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The Vancouver Canucks and head coach Travis Green have agreed on a contract extension, TSN's Darren Dreger reports.

Green just wrapped up his fourth season with the Canucks. The club missed the postseason for the third time under his leadership after finishing in last place in the North Division with a 23-29-4 record.

Last year, the Canucks made a surprising run in the Stanley Cup playoffs, making it to the second round before losing to the Vegas Golden Knights in seven games.

Green has largely overseen Vancouver's rebuild since joining the club in 2017 and has played a large part in the growth of the team's young stars.

Captain Bo Horvat expressed his confidence in Green and the coaching staff the team has in place during his end-of-season media session on Friday.

"We’d love to see Travis and the coaching staff back," Horvat said. "They’ve done a great job. We have a good young core, and we have to continue to keep growing and getting better."

The Canucks battled through adversity this year, dealing with a massive COVID-19 outbreak in March that affected nearly the entire team and coaching staff on top of an injury to star player Elias Pettersson, who missed the second half of the season. The club finished 7-11-1 in its final 19 games of the campaign upon returning to the ice in late April.

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Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares had to be stretchered off the ice in the first period of Game 1 against the Montreal Canadiens after taking an inadvertent knee to the head from Corey Perry.

Tavares was later transported to the hospital, the Maple Leafs confirmed to TSN's Pierre LeBrun.

The 30-year-old appeared to be in serious distress after the play.

However, Tavares gave a thumbs-up as he left the ice.

Perry and Nick Foligno fought off the ensuing faceoff.

Tavares recorded 50 points in 56 games during the regular season.

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Pittsburgh Penguins pivot Evgeni Malkin is in the lineup for Game 3 against the New York Islanders on Thursday.

The 34-year-old hasn't played since May 8 due to an undisclosed injury. He's only played three games since March 16 after previously missing 23 contests during the regular season due to a lower-body ailment.

Malkin recorded 28 points in 33 games during the regular season.

Evan Rodrigues is out of the lineup to make room for Malkin.

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Johnny Gaudreau has his eyes set on a new contract with the Calgary Flames.

Gaudreau, who's set to enter the final year of his deal next season, indicated he's willing to sign long term if management presents a suitable offer.

"If Tree (general manager Brad Treliving) and the owners are happy with the way I've played, it's something we can figure out," Gaudreau said, according to Sportsnet 960's Pat Steinberg. "I would love to do that. I love the city. I don't think I've ever once said I don't want to be here."

Gaudreau, 27, has spent his entire NHL career with the Flames since being selected 104th overall in 2011. He previously signed a six-year, $40.5-million contract with the club in 2016.

Calgary hasn't been able to find much success over Gaudreau's tenure. The Flames reached the second round of the playoffs during Gaudreau's rookie season in 2015, but they've failed to make it past the first round since. They've missed the postseason three times.

Since joining, Gaudreau leads the club with 494 points in 520 games.

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