Avalanche D Jacob MacDonald taken off on stretcher after hit

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Jacob MacDonald was taken off the ice on a stretcher early in the second period of Sunday's home game against the Florida Panthers.

MacDonald took a hard check from Florida forward Ryan Lomberg along the boards in the Avalanche zone at 2:15 of the period. McDonald went down on his back and wasn't moving when he was attended to by the Colorado medical staff.

The 28-year-old was placed on a s