Here is what a face looks like after getting hit by a slap shot
Reason No. 427 that hockey players are the toughest athletes on the planet:
The Colorado Avalanche beat the San Jose Sharks 6-3 on Monday. Avs captain Gabriel Landeskog did not register a point, took only one shot, delivered only one hit and played only 15 minutes.
He also was on the ice for the opening faceoff of the third period, a particularly noteworthy accomplishment considering in the second period he took a slap shot to the face, a face that looked like this after the game:
Gabe Landeskog's face today after 6-3 win at SJS #Avs pic.twitter.com/fZ9gfwZwBS
— Mike Chambers (@MikeChambers) December 29, 2015