Maple Leafs captain John Tavares was taken off the ice on a stretcher after suffering a frightening-looking injury in his team's Stanley Cup playoff game against the Canadiens on Thursday. Montreal's Corey Perry skated into Tavares just after Tavares was checked to the ice by defenseman Ben Chiarot. Perry's knee made contact with Tavares' head. Thecontact appeared to be accidental. MORE: Perry clips Rafael Devers Jersey Tavares in the head Scary. Holy shit... Omar (@TicTacTOmar) Tavares was immediately attended to bythe Leafs' training staff. It appeared as if he was unable to control his body movements. Tavares was placed on a stretcher as his teammates gathered around him for support and Canadiens players watched with concern. Perry came over to him in a gesture of sportsmanship. Tavares gave a thumbs-up as he left the ice. The Maple Leafs and Canadiens showed their support for John Tavares after a scary collision in Toronto. Tavares gave the thumbs up as he was being stretchered off. Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) Tavares was taken to a hospital, where he remained overnight to undergo more testing. Keefe said (per ) that Tavares Dustin Pedroia Jersey was "conscious and communicating well" and preliminary tests had come back "clear."Keefe also said the injury was "probably the most uncomfortable situation that I've been a part of on the ice" given that it occurred in an empty arena. On Friday morning, the Leafs provided another update on Tavares, stating that he wasdischarged from Boston Red Sox Blank Jersey the hospital but was "out indefinitely" because of the injury. Tavares himself tweeted hours later that he had returned to his home to continue his recovery. An update on captain John Tavares. Leafs PR (@LeafsPR) John Tavares (@91Tavares) Tavares, 30, was third on the North Division champion Leafs with 50 points during the regular season (19 goals, 31 a sists). The Canadiens and many others in the hockey world expre sedhope that Tavares would be OK. Nous sommes troubls par le terrible accident impliquant John Tavares et lui envoyons nos meilleures penses Luis Tiant Jersey . We'd like to expre s our concern for John Tavares and are sending him our best wishes for a speedy recovery. Canadiens Montral (@CanadiensMTL) I hope #91 is okay Hilary Knight (@HilaryKnight) 91 Doug Gilmour (@douggilmour) At this point I just hope Tavares is medically okay. That's a "the game comes secondary" level injury. One of Carlton Fisk Jersey the scariest I've ever seen for a Leafs player. Jeff Veillette (@JeffVeillette) Sending our thoughts and best wishes to John Tavares, who was stretchered off tonight's Leafs-Canadiens game after taking a knee to the head. Islanders Videos (@SNY_Islanders) Please be OK, John Tavares. John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) I have no idea what to say other than I hope Tavares is ok. That was frightening. Jeff Marek (@JeffMarek)