Florida Panthers defenseman Josh Mahura took a puck square to the face, turning his mug into a bloody mess, and forcing him out of a critical playoff game ... for 10 minutes.
Hockey. Players. Are. Crazy.
25-year-old Mahura suffered the scary injury with about 5:47 remaining in the 2nd period of the game between Josh's Panthers and the Maple Leafs ... when Toronto wing William Nylander sent a long-range shot just wide of the net, hitting Mahura in the area around his left temple.
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He immediately dropped to the ground for an instant before getting up, blood streaming down his face, and skating to the locker room, as a trainer held a towel to JM's face.