Dunning appeared to be moving his feet and moved his right hand when Manson went to talk to him.The game at the Wells Fargo Center was delayed for several minutes while trainers and medical staff tended to Dunning.

Referee Mitch Dunning was taken to the hospital as a precaution after he and Colorado Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson accidentally collided.

NHL referee Mitch Dunning is fully communicative and can move all his extremities following a violent collision with Colorado defenseman Josh Manson in Monday night’s game at Philadelphia.