Video: Marc-Edouard Vlasic saved by his visor after taking Shea Weber shot to the face

It’s a scary night for players getting hit in the head with pucks.

After Brian Elliott was hit in the head by a Jason Spezza slapshot, it was Marc-Edouard Vlasic‘s turn to narrowly avoid disaster.

In the third period of Sunday’s game against the Predators, Vlasic took a puck to the face. The end result could have been catastrophic had Vlasic not had a visor.

You can see the incident by clicking the video at the top of the page.

It’s nice to see that Vlasic was in a joking mood after the game:

Vlasic no worse for wear after Weber's shot struck his visor. "Face of steel," he joked, when asked by a fan in the hall if he was alright.

— Alex Prewitt (@alex_prewitt) May 2, 2016

Hockey Twitter breathed a collective sigh of relief after Vlasic got back up:

If Vlasic didn't wear a visor there he'd probably be dead. Not sure that's an exaggeration. Right between the eyes.

— Chemmy (@felixpotvin) May 2, 2016

Thank goodness for Marc Edouard Vlasic's visor.

— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) May 2, 2016

That visor just saved Vlasic's face from reconstructive surgery. Holy smokes.

— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) May 2, 2016

Thank goodness Vlasic okay after taking deflected Weber shot off visor

— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) May 2, 2016

Vlasic gets a slap shot to the head off a Shea Weber blast from the point. Skates off under own power and stays on the bench. #SJSvsNSH

— Curtis Pashelka (@CurtisPashelka) May 2, 2016