"In the immediate moments afterwards, it looked honey badger nasty.

Midway through the first period, Calgary Flames left winger Alex Tanguay was hit in the face by the puck when Jarome Iginla's pass attempt ricocheted off a defender's stick.

The trail of blood went all the way from the front of the Coyotes net to the team's bench, left behind as Tanguay went to the dressing room.

With the way the injury bug has been chomping on Flames players this season — every time one player returns, it seems another goes down — it could have been horrific.

After all, when Tanguay was on the shelf for 15 games due to a neck injury, Calgary's offence, especially on the powerplay, took a beating."