Philadelphia center Scott Laughton was stretchered off the ice and taken to a hospital after taking a hit in the Flyers' playoff game against the Washington Capitals.

The 21-year-old was off balance when he crashed hard into the boards behind the Washington net with 3:49 left in the first period after taking a check from Capitals defenseman John Carlson.

The Flyers went on to win the game 2-1 and stave off elimination from the playoffs but still trail in the series 3-1.

Laughton was face-down on the ice for a few minutes and lay motionless as team doctor Jimmy McCrossin tended to him.

He was placed in a neck brace and was conscious and talking to medical staff as he was taken off the ice in front of a crowd of 19,700 at Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center.

The Flyers announced after the game that Laughton would remain at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital overnight for "precautionary reasons."

Laughton, of Toronto, played 71 regular-season games in 2015-16, finishing with seven goals and 14 assists.

Source :AFP