DENVER (AP) Detroit defenseman Niklas Kronwall was carried off the ice on a stretcher after being rammed into the boards on Thursday night by Colorado Avalanche forward Cody McLeod.

The Red Wings announced on their Twitter account that Kronwall, ''has a concussion; cuts to the ear but he's moving all extremities, being treating in locker room.''


''He talked to the doctor. He's alert. He's in the building,'' Holland said. ''Let's get to tomorrow morning. Let's see how he's doing.''


Several teammates gathered around Kronwall as the dependable defenseman was strapped to the stretcher. Kronwall tossed away one of his gloves.

McLeod received a major penalty for boarding and was ejected.
