The Dallas Stars had yet another player take a puck to the face.

With just over 16 minutes left in the second quarter during Monday night’s game against the Minnesota Wild, new forward Mikko Rantanen was on the receiving end of an arrant puck and had to leave the game after suffering the blow to his face.

Rantanen returned to the game shortly after and was sporting a protective faceguard. He played the remainder of the game and appeared mostly OK, save for a good amount of swelling on his cheek postgame.

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“It’s fine,” Rantanen said after the game. “I was able to come back, so. That’s a good sign.”

Rantanen is now the sixth player to suffer a facial injury this season, joining, Roope Hintz, Matt Dumba, Matt Duchene, Mavrik Bourque and Mason Marchment. Some recoveries have lasted a few games. Others like Marchment’s, which required surgery, took over a month.

Earlier this month in a game vs. Edmonton, Hintz took a puck to the face at the 10:45 mark of the second period. He left the game and did not return. He was taken to the hospital.

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