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Posted: 2016-03-07T13:49:25Z | Updated: 2017-12-07T03:22:55Z

Going to a professional sports event is supposed to be fun. Along with family and-or friends, you get to watch some of the world's greatest athletes do what they do best for a few hours. Even if your team loses, most fans realize, hey, it's just a game.

Usually.

March 10, 2014, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas was among the rare exceptions.

Less than seven minutes into an NHL game between the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Dallas Stars, Rich Peverley of the Stars was sitting on the bench waiting to return to the ice when his heart stopped beating. He was in cardiac arrest.

Peverley slumped over and horrified teammates screamed for help. Within seconds, two athletic trainers carried Peverley down a tunnel and into the hallway leading to the dressing room. Players and fans were confused by the commotion, which halted the game. What they didn't realize was that a far more high-stakes contest was playing out: the race to save Peverley's life.

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