Dallas Stars defenseman Nils Lundkvist suffered a frightening injury when he took a skate blade to the face during a playoff game against the Minnesota Wild. The Swedish player immediately left the ice for repairs, bloodied from the incident involving Wild forward Michael McCarron. The Stars lost the matchup, evening the first-round series at 2-2.
The incident occurred in the game on April 25, as Dallas faced Minnesota in their NHL playoff series. Lundkvist, a key defenseman for the Stars, collided with McCarron, resulting in the forward's skate catching the Swede high on the face. Images from the scene showed Lundkvist leaving the ice with visible blood, heading straight to the locker room for medical attention, as first reported by HockeyNews.se and other outlets covering the play.
