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On Saturday in Philadelphia, linesman Pat Dapuzzo was cut in the face by a player’s skate. He was bleeding heavily but still tried to step in and break up part of a brawl that had begun.

Then on Sunday, Richard Zednik’s throat was accidentally cut open by a teammate’s skate during Sunday’s game in Buffalo.

“It is super scary whenever you get contact with an ice skate,” said Panthers coach Jacques Martin. “It was a good decision on his part to skate towards the bench. I think that saved some time and our trainers were right there to put pressure on it.”

Panthers defenceman Steve Montador recalled seeing Zednik in a state of shock as he got to the bench.

“He looked pale, he was obviously standing and to a degree, coherent. But he didn’t look as focused as you or I right now. He was staring at nothing,” Montador said. “That’s a pretty brave guy to realize what’s going on: Grab your neck and get off the ice.”

If you don’t like watching blood, don’t watch this.