Rich Peverley collapses on bench during game vs. Blue Jackets (Video)

Rich Peverley of the Dallas Stars collapsed on their bench during the first period of Monday night's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, and was immediately tended to by medical personnel before being taken to the hospital. After a lengthy delay, and with the players on both teams stunned, the NHL elected to postpone the rest of the game.Dallas player Rich Peverley is doing well and is in stable condition. He has has been transported to the hospital. As a result of the emotional state of the players on both teams caused by the medical emergency, the game is being postponed. We apologize for any inconvenience and we thank the fans."Dallas player Rich Peverley is doing well and is in stable condition," the NHL said in a statement. "He has been transported to the hospital. As a result of the emotional state of the players on both teams caused by the medical emergency, the game is being postponed. We apologize for any inconvenience and we thank the fans." The Stars conveyed the message to the Blue Jackets that they weren't up for finishing the game on Monday. "They're shaken and they want to reschedule. We understand that," John Davidson, the Blue Jackets president of hockey operations, told Fox Sports Ohio. "They were shaken to the core." Peverley missed the preseason and the season opener because of a procedure to correct an irregular heartbeat, a condition diagnosed during a training camp physical. He made his Stars debut on Oct. 5 against Washington.He sat out last week's game at Columbus because of an upper body injury but then played in Dallas' next two games before Monday. Both teams skated off the ice. The Stars didn't go directly through the tunnel next to their bench, but through a door at the south end of the rink. The game had been stopped after players from both teams attracted the officials' attention by banging their sticks on the boards and the ice. "When he dropped, it was red alert," Stars coach Lindy Ruff said. "Don't worry about the game. It was about getting the doctors."