Subban released from hospital with 'non-serious neck injury'

Montreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban has been released from hospital after a series of comprehensive tests and has been diagnosed with a "non-serious neck injury," the team announced Friday.

The update comes after Subban was stretchered off the Bell Centre ice late in Thursday's win over Buffalo after an awkward collision with teammate Alexei Emelin.

He was immediately taken to hospital for tests and was said to have been alert and able to move his extremities at the time.

Subban has appeared in 273 consecutive games for the Canadiens, and at the moment, there's no timeline for his return to the lineup.

He is considered day-to day and will miss at least one game, marking the first time in his career he'll be held off the ice due to injury.

For now, the minimal extent of the injury is nothing but great news for Subban, his family, the Canadiens, and their fans.