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Sharks’ Igor Chernyshov Leaves After Head Impact, Cleared to Travel

The 20-year-old leaves hospital with clearance to travel with San Jose.

Overview

  • The Sharks said Chernyshov left Saturday’s game against the Canadiens and would not return.
  • The collision with Mike Matheson early in the first period left him dazed after an apparent head impact, and he was helped off the ice.
  • Video posted by reporter JD Young showed Chernyshov stumbling as he tried to get up.
  • He was evaluated at a Montreal hospital, then released and cleared to travel to Ottawa, with no official diagnosis or timetable disclosed.
  • San Jose won 4-2 in Montreal, and there was no penalty called on the play involving Chernyshov.