NHL center Morgan Barron needed at least 75 stitches after taking a skate to the face Tuesday night -- and somehow returned and finished the game.
A scrum for the loose puck ensued by the net ... and as players from both teams converged, Vegas goalieThe 24-year-old -- who got hurt with 10:43 left in the first period -- emerged from the tunnel and returned to the game with 13:24 left in the second.
After the game, Barron told reporters the injury wasn't as bad as it looked, adding the medical staff did an excellent job of fixing him up."I was trying to figure out if the puck went in because it was pretty close," Barron said."I saw the skate coming. It was an unlucky play. The first thought was that I could see out of the [right] eye was the main thing."
Given the magnitude of the matchup, Barron said there was no doubt he would return ... and felt that as long as he was stitched up well enough, he could help his team's chances. In the end ... the Winnipeg Jets won the game 5-1 over the Knights, and Barron earned his peers' respect for his grit.
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