Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin revealed Friday that his fiancé, Carolina Matovac, received a heart transplant this summer following a traumatic health scare while on vacation in France.

In a joint letter, the couple revealed details of Matovac's major heart failure, which began with the 25-year-old feeling sick for a few days.

"Fortunately, she received CPR on multiple occasions, and up to a couple of hours at a time to keep her alive, which ultimately saved her life," Dahlin wrote. "Without her receiving lifesaving CPR, the result would have been unimaginable. It is hard to even think about the worst-case scenario."

Matovac was transferred to a hospital in France, where she remained on life support for weeks before she was a beneficiary of a heart transplant. Matovac ultimately was ab

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