Ryan Carpenter shows aftermath of taking skate blade to the side of the head

There were some scary moments for Ryan Carpenter of the New York Rangers earlier this week. On Friday, the Rangers were taking on the Winnipeg Jets, when Carpenter got hit in the corner. While it wasn't immediately evident, Carpenter was bleeding quite a bit. You can actually hear someone yelling that in the following video. Carpenter left the game and did not return.

Pictures of the impact on Carpenter's head and ear are now making the round on social media, and while it doesn't look good, it could have been so much worse given where the blade hit. In fact, you can see a faint scratch on Carpenter's neck that appears to be from the skate blade. Nasty, but lucky all at the same time. Carpenter looks to have quite a few stiches, but we're sure he'll be back on the ice again in no time.

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