The NHL referee who was stretchered out of a game following a violent collision with Colorado defenseman Josh Manson was back home Tuesday and expected to make a full recovery. 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 taken to the hospital as a precaution after he and Colorado Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson accidentally collided.

After a violent collision with Josh Manson during Monday's game during the Colorado Avalanche and Philadelphia Flyers saw Dunning stretchered off the ice, the Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli reported Tuesday that the referee is "sore but otherwise fine" and is back home resting.