An NHL referee is expected to recover after he was involved in a violent collision with a player. The NHL said in a statement that Mitch Dunning is fully communicative and can move all his extremities following the scary incident in which Colorado defenseman Josh Manson slammed into him during Monday night’s game at Philadelphia.

After his violent collision with Colorado Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson on Monday night, the NHL announced that referee Mitch Dunning is now home and expected to make a full recovery. During the first period of the Avalanche's 3–2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers,

NHL referee Mitch Dunning was taken off the ice on a stretcher after he collided with Colorado defenseman Josh Manson in Monday night's game at Philadelphia.

Referee Mitch Dunning, who was stretchered off the ice following a violent collision with Avs defenseman Josh Manson, was back home and expected to make a full recovery, the NHL said.

NHL referee Mitch Dunning is fully communicative and can move all his extremities following a violent collision with Colorado defenseman Josh Manson in Monday night’s game at Philadelphia. The NHL said Dunning was taken to a hospital for precautionary reasons and that all neurological signs are normal.