During Game 1 of the Western Conference first-round series between the Winnipeg Jets and the Vegas Golden Knights, Winnipeg Jets forward Morgan Barron took a skate to his face on Tuesday night. The injury required more than 75 stitches, but Barron returned to the ice less than a period later. The incident occurred in the first period in front of the Vegas Golden Knights’ net during a big scramble for a loose puck. As players collapsed around the front of the net, Las Vegas goalie Laurent Brossoit’s skate cut Barron. Barron said, “I was trying to figure out if the puck went in because it was pretty close.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 20, 2023 08:45 UTC