Watch: Perry takes broken stick blade to face
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Corey Perry survived a bit of a scare Thursday night.
The Anaheim Ducks forward caught a broken stick blade in the face on a draw in the second period of Game 1 against the Calgary Flames.
Perry went down the tunnel, but wasn't gone for long.
Perry took a broken stick blade to the face. Walked the locker room hallway, spit out some blood and back to the bench
— Jen Neale (@MsJenNeale_PD) April 14, 2017
We can almost feel the hockey player cliches being concocted, but in all seriousness, Perry is fortunate he wasn't in worse shape.