Columbus Blue Jackets left winger Matt Calvert further proved on Friday night why hockey players are some of the toughest athletes on the planet.
During a game against the New York Rangers, Calvert took a Nick Holden slapshot to the face with 10:32 remaining in the second period.
It required 30 stitches and left what Adam Gretz of NBCSports.com described as "a pool of blood" on the ice.
After passing a concussion test, the 26-year-old managed to return to the game and scored the game-winning, shorthanded goal with 8:25 left in the game to give the Blue Jackets a 4-2 victory, via the NHL:
Matt Calvert took a slapshot to the face.