Jets' Barron receives 75-plus stitches after skate to face

MARK ANDERSON, AP Sports Writer

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Winnipeg Jets center Morgan Barron (36) gets his face cut on the skate of Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Laurent Brossoit (39) during the first period of Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in Las Vegas.
1of8Winnipeg Jets center Morgan Barron (36) gets his face cut on the skate of Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Laurent Brossoit (39) during the first period of Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in Las Vegas.John Locher/AP

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Winnipeg Jets forward Morgan Barron took a skate to his face Tuesday night, requiring more than 75 stitches, but he returned to the ice less than a period later.

Barron was injured in the first period during a big scramble in front of the Vegas Golden Knights' net in Game 1 of the teams' Western Conference first-round series. As players collapsed around the front of the net in pursuit of a loose puck, Vegas goalie Laurent Brossoit's skate cut Barron.

Barron immediately went to the Jets' locker room, but returned in the second period wearing a full cage on his head.

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