After Hit; Nathan Horton Injury

BOSTON - Bruins Nathan Horton was released from the ice on a stretcher attached to a board after a collision with fear Vancouver Canucks defender Aaron Rome in the first period of Game 3 of the final night of the Stanley Cup on Monday.

The team announced that Horton was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital and moved his arms and legs. When a medical update was placed on the panel by noting that Horton was moving his limbs, the crowd rose to a standing ovation.

Boston coach Claude Julien told the Versus television had no information on Horton, which is in the playoffs for the first time in his NHL career.

"It's a difficult thing to digest right now," Julien said. "Our minds are fine. I heard the guys, 'Let's do Horty. We're good to go."

Horton had just passed the disk to Milan Lucic and took the blue line, when Rome falls to shoulder and investing again. Horton, who seemed to hit his head on the ice, stood with his right arm in the air as coaches are quick to respond.

Rome has been named to the penalty area, then removed the ice with a great response and deportation. The NHL is in his first full season with Article 48 the prohibition of visits by new head of their opponents.

The audience sighed when the game was shown on the scoreboard.

The third overall pick in 2003, Horton has played six years for the Florida Panthers - and never reached the playoffs - before being traded to Boston last summer. He had 26 goals and 27 assists for the Bruins in the regular season and eight goals and nine assists in 20 playoff games - including two game winners 7.