Bruins' Jack Studnicka Scores Preseason Goal ... Off His Face
BOSTON (CBS) -- No matter if it's Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final or a preseason game in September, playing the sport of hockey hurts.
Bruins prospect Jack Studnicka provided the world a blunt reminder of that on Wednesday night ... but hey, at least he got a goal out of it.
The 20-year-old forward crashed the net from the right side as a shot was headed on net from the left wing. The puck deflected off the goaltender's stick, as Mackenzie Black tried to redirect the puck into the corner. It'd have been a successful attempt, if not for the face of Studnicka.
The puck deflected directly to Studnicka's face, bouncing off his mouth and into the goal.
Top shelf.@JStudnicka23 | #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/3fBxe44wH5
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) September 26, 2019
Clearly in pain, Studnicka grabbed his mouth and skated straight to the bench.
???? @JStudnicka23 after having a goal deflect in off his chin: "That's got to be the worst celebration I've ever had, spitting teeth everywhere." pic.twitter.com/V8Qc5TAikL
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) September 26, 2019
Nobody considers taking a puck to the face to be a great time, but hockey players generally take goals any way they can get them.