The league said that Mitch Dunning was home following a trip to the hospital for precautionary reasons after he was accidentally knocked down by Manson in the Avalanche-Flyers game.

Referee Mitch Dunning was stretchered off and taken to a hospital after he collided with Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson during a game against the Flyers at Wells Fargo Center.

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.