Clint Malarchuk, the former N.H.L. goalie who had his jugular vein slashed by a skate in a game in 1989 while playing for the Buffalo Sabres, is recovering after accidentally shooting himself in the chin. His wife, Christy, told sheriff’s deputies in Minden, Nev., that a .22-caliber rifle discharged after her husband placed the butt on the ground between his legs. He had been shooting rabbits. Malarchuk, 47, a goalie coach for Columbus, was flown by helicopter to a Reno hospital.