It was a scary scene in Vegas. Winnipeg Jets forward Morgan Barron took a skate to his face Tuesday night, requiring more than 75 stitches. But he was back on the ice less than a period later.
It happened in the first period of the Game 1 of the Golden Knights and Jets’ Western Conference first-round series on Tuesday. Barron was caught in a scramble in front of Vegas’ net in pursuit of a loose puck and the Jets’ forward was accidentally pushed onto goalie Laurent Brossoit’s skate blade. It cut Barron badly above the cheek, very close to his right eye, and it required more than 75 stitches to stop the bleeding, allowing him to return on the ice.
When looking at pictures of the wound following the Jets’ 5-1 win, Barron’s teammates Adam Lowry explains it best:
“Looks like he got attacked by a shark,” he said. “It’s a scary thing. We’re all so worried about the puck crossing the line, and all of the sudden we see a trail of blood all the way from the crease to the bench.”
Barron didn’t up end on the scoresheet, but his return to action motivated the rest of the Jets’ bench to get the first win of the series.
“To sit on the table, get stitched up and miss basically an hour of action and come back, speaks volumes to his heart. It’s tough to come back when you’ve sat that long,” added Lowry.
Game 2 is set for Thursday night before the series shifts to Winnipeg for Game 3 on Saturday afternoon. Barron’s wound won’t be healed by then, but the battle scar might keep inspiring the Jets to move on to Round 2.
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