Photo credit: @ovi8

Alex Ovechkin was hit in the face with a puck during Thursday morning’s practice. As initially reported by District Sports Page, Ovechkin was struck in the chin by his own deflected shot. He left the ice, bleeding and swearing. A team spokesman reports that Ovechkin will get stitches for the injury. Ovi himself tweeted the photo above.

Here’s how The Washington Times’ Stephen Whyno says it went down:

Goaltender Braden Holtby made a save, and the puck bounced up and appeared to hit Ovechkin on the chin.

In Ovi’s absence, Aaron Volpatti (5 points in 59 career games) skated on the top line.