Nalli, 24, collapsed and as he made an effort to stand, he fell to his knees. Nalli reportedly spent "several" seconds fully unconscious. He tried to skate to the bench to get help, a truly horrifying scene that has recently happened far too frequently in professional sports, and almost collapsed again.
As Nalli entered the ambulance (on his own feet) and was being transported to the hospital, bystanders tried to question him, but he remained silent. On the other hand, his head coach did make a comment about it: