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Buffalo Sabres Star Rasmus Dahlin revealed in an open letter to hockey fans that his fiancé, Carolina Matovac, received a heart transplant after she experienced “major heart failure” while the couple was on vacation in France early this summer.
The Sabres captain detailed the traumatic experience in a letter shared by the team on Friday. According to Dahlin Matovac had felt ill for several days, which led to her experiencing “Great heart failure.”
Carolina Matovac and Rasmus Dahlin (26) from Buffalo Sabres make up on the red carpet at the Metro Toronto Convention Center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on February 1, 2024. (Nicole Osborne/NHLI via Getty Images)
“Fortunately, she received CPR on several occasions, and up to a few hours at a time to keep her alive, which eventually saved her life. Without her receiving life -saving CPR, the result would have been unimaginable. It’s hard to even think of the worst case,” he wrote.
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Matovac remained on life support for weeks before receiving the transplant in France.
“Without the incredible commitment, expertise, care and sensitivity to all the people who treated Carolina, we would not be in the position we are II day, with Carolina, who prays well and on the road to a full recovery.”
Rasmus Dahlin (26) from Buffalo Sabre’s skates in the first period against Philadelphia Flyers at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, April 17, 2025. (Rebecca Villagracia/Getty Images)
Dahlin thanked Matovac’s medical team, NHL and the NHLPA and the Pegula family for their support. He said that by sharing this life -changing experience, he hopes to remind others to “appreciate our experiences, the people who are closest to us, and the importance of living fully every day.”
“While Carolina is still working through here rehab to return to be with me in buffalo, she has demonstrated an incredible determination, spirit, positivity, and resilience that i am in awe of. This has undoutedly been the most challenging chapter of our lives Much from.
Buffalo Sabre’s defender Rasmus Dahlin (26) follows the puck in the first period against the Ottawa senators in the Canadian Tire Center in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on April 1, 2025. (Marc Desrosiers/Imag images)
Dahlin, 25, enters its eighth NHL season after being selected first assembled by Buffalo in the 2018 draft. The Swedish defender has peaked 50 points in each of his last four seasons and was chosen to represent his country on 2026 Winter -ol In Italy.
