"Don't think I've ever taken a slap shot to the forehead."
Matt Calvert was the toast of the Columbus Blue Jackets room after taking a slap shot off the face and later returning to score the game-winning goal Friday in a victory over the New York Rangers.
And while it was Nick Holden who literally took a chunk (opening up a gash over Calvert's eye that required 36 stitches) they all wanted a piece of Calvert in the locker room postgame.
Me and the man! #Legend #CBJ pic.twitter.com/mdFS6RrqTD
— William Karlsson (@WKarlsson71) November 19, 2016
A huge shoutout to my linemate @mattcalvert11 for taking 36 stitches and returning to the game in the third period #GWG # warrior pic.twitter.com/80Ho3Sjjxn
— Josh Anderson (@joshanderson_77) November 19, 2016
Leave it to rookie Zach Werenski for realizing that smiling might be incredibly painful right now.
What a warrior @mattcalvert11 is!! #GWG
— Zach Werenski (@ZachWerenski) November 19, 2016
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