Alex Ovechkin Takes Puck to Face in Practice, Tweets ‘Before’ and ‘After’ Stitches Photos

by abournenesn

Mar 28, 2013

Mike Milbury can question Alex Ovechkin‘s toughness all he wants, but on Thursday, Ovi proved some grit by laughing off a puck to the face and 22 stitches.

During Capitals practice on Thursday morning, Ovechkin reportedly took a puck right to the chin and decided to share his battle wound with the world as he tweeted out “before” and “after shots.

Nice stitch work, Doc.

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