It was a tough night for gruesome injuries on Saturday.
If Phillip Danault’s puck to the head of a slap shot from Zdeno Chara wasn’t enough, Edmonton Oilers forward Milan Lucic came within millimeters of his life being in severe jeopardy.
Lucic appeared to fall in the neutral zone and when he did, he took Vegas Golden Knights forward Tomas Nosek with him.
In the video below -- and in a very serious event that wasn’t all that noticeable during the broadcast -- Nosek’s skate grazed Lucic’s neck.
Went back and found the play where Lucic was cut and all I can say is … yikes. This could have been fatal. pic.twitter.com/2Yfu6M5U8p
— Evan Sporer (@ev_sporer) January 14, 2018
Lucic tweeted a picture of the cut following the Oilers 3-2 overtime win over the Golden Knights. As you can see, s some stitches were required to repair the wound.
In the tweet, he said, “Close call... but ok,” along with the hashtag. "#skategrazedjugular.”
Close call, indeed.
Scott Billeck is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @scottbilleck