Artturi Lehkonen, a forward for the Avalanche, was taken to a local hospital after going head-first into the boards following a collision with Jamie Oleksiak. He is alert, responsive, and has full movement. Andrew Cogliano also left the game after colliding with a teammate and went straight to the dressing room. The Avalanche lost 4-3 to the Seattle Kraken, with Lehkonen leaving the game in the second period. The team struggled against the Kraken, and the health of Lehkonen is a major concern.
The #Avs continue to struggle against the Kraken as Lehkonen is sent to the hospital after flying into the boards. Read the quick hits here! #Avs #GoAvsGo #NHL #SeaKraken #HockeyTwitter @TheRinkColorado @TheRinkOfficial https://t.co/xVITMNyzuv
Avs' Artturi Lehkonen taken to hospital after going head first into boards. https://t.co/GDknKIYhgf https://t.co/vgjEYoargL
The Avalanche lost their first home game of the season on Thursday night, but the greater concern at the moment is the health of Artturi Lehkonen. https://t.co/ThQ7vTsAtq
News hit on the Artturi Lehkonen injury, which came in a 4-3 #Avs loss: https://t.co/Ya9Wrvoeas
NEW 📰 @MileHighSports Lehkonen left Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Seattle Kraken in the second period with the Avs trailing 3-1. They later fought back to tie it up before giving up the go-ahead goal with 32 seconds remaining in the third period https://t.co/9MOw1z0wMx
Avalanche forward Artturi Lehkonen left in the second period of Thursday’s game after a collision with Jamie Oleksiak sent him headfirst into the boards. Updates ⤵️ https://t.co/OQfc0dzl4k
Andrew Cogliano just went down the tunnel. He collided with a teammate not far from the #Avs bench.
Andrew Cogliano is heading down to the room. Didn't see exactly what happened (puck was on the other end of the ice), but it appeared he might have collided with a teammate.
I didn't see what happened but Cogliano just went down on the ice. Got up and went right down the tunnel
Lehkonen will not return to the game and has been taken to the local hospital. He is awake, alert, responsiveand has full movement. #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Andrew Cogliano just collided with his own teammate, and has gone straight down the tunnel.
From the Avs: "Artturi Lehkonen left tonight’s game in the second period. He is alert, responsive and has full movement. He is being taken to a local hospital as a precaution for further evaluation."
Artturi Lehkonen is being taken to a local hospital as a precaution for further evaluation. He is alert, responsive and has full movement. Lehkonen went head-first into the boards after a collision with Jamie Oleksiak in the second period.
Artturi Lehkonen has been taken to a local hospital as a precaution for further evaluation. He's alert, responsive, and has full movement.
END 2: The #Avs trail 3-2 to Seattle. Nathan MacKinnon made a slick play to create a good look for Valeri Nichushkin late in the period, but Philipp Grubauer stopped it. Artturi Lehkonen left the period after going head first into the boards.
Atturi Lehkonen just went face first into the boards, and back to the dressing room. Jamie Oleksiak poked the puck towards the corner with one hand on his stick and then the two collided. Fans aren't happy, but none of the #Avs players took umbrage with the play.
Lehkonen has gone down the the tunnel after an Olesiak hit into the boards. #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Artturi Lehkonen just went head-first into the boards after a collision with Oleksiak. He was down for a minute or so and now goes straight to the dressing room.
Oh boy. Lehkonen just went head first into the boards. Play is stopped.
Lehkonen just fell head-first into the boards. He's hurting. Play stops