Dallas Stars forward Mason Marchment was helped off the ice late in the first period of Friday night’s game against the Minnesota Wild after being hit in the face by a puck.

Dallas Stars forward Mason Marchment suffered a gruesome injury during Friday’s home game against the Minnesota Wild, leading to his abrupt exit from the game. The 29-year-old forward took a puck to the face during the Stars’ power play late in the first period.

Stars forward Mason Marchment was hit in the face by a puck in the first period of Friday's game against the Wild, and the team said he would not return.