On November 21 , 2005 , during a game against the Nashville Predators Fischer collapsed on the bench after entering cardiac arrest and was resuscitated by CPR and by an Automated External Defibrillator after being unconscious for six minutes . During a game on November 21 , 2005 , against the Nashville Predators , Fischer collapsed on the bench after going into cardiac arrest . After being unconscious for six minutes , Fischer was resuscitated by CPR and by an automated external defibrillator , and was taken to Detroit Receiving Hospital .