Chris Tanev hospitalized after collision in Maple Leafs' win over Flyers

Anthony Sanfilippo · The Associated Press

· Posted: Nov 02, 2025 11:06 AM EST | Last Updated: November 2

Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Chris Tanev was taken to the infirmary aft an on-ice collision with different subordinate successful Saturday night's 5-2 triumph implicit the hometown Philadelphia Flyers but had question successful each extremities, caput manager Craig Berube said.

Tanev collided with Philadelphia guardant Matvei Michkov with 11:37 to play successful the game. The interaction was shoulder-to-shoulder, but Tanev's caput snapped backmost upon interaction and helium stayed look down connected the ice.

Trainers attended to him and stabilized his caput and cervix earlier lifting him onto a stretcher and wheeling him disconnected the ice. It was Tanev's archetypal crippled backmost aft missing 4 with a concussion. Michkov was assessed a insignificant for interference connected the play.

After the game, Berube said Tanev was taken to a Philadelphia infirmary for investigating and had question successful each extremities. He said determination was a accidental Tanev would alert location to Toronto with the team.

"He's moving and I deliberation he'll beryllium each right," Berube said. "He's getting immoderate tests done, truthful we'll see. He mightiness beryllium coming location with us."

Tanev had an assistance connected a extremity by Jake McCabe successful the 2nd period.

"It's a pugnacious feeling, honestly due to the fact that he's specified an integral portion of this team," said Auston Matthews, who scored a extremity successful the victory. "Any clip they bring retired a stretcher, it's not a bully feeling heavy inside. We're each evidently reasoning astir him, praying for him and hoping for the best."