Video: Matt Calvert takes slap shot to face, gets 30 stitches, scores game winning goal

Columbus Blue Jackets left winger Matt Calvert proved why hockey players are the toughest athletes on the planet on Friday. During a game against the New York Rangers, Calvert took a Nick Holden slap shot to the face.

It left a pool of blood on the ice, and required 30 stitches to patch up. After passing a concussion test, Calvert returned to the game and scored the game winning, short handed goal, giving the Blue Jackets a 4-2 victory.