Adam McQuaid is a lucky man.

The Boston Bruins defenseman received 25 stitches after getting cut on the neck by the skate of teammate David Backes on Saturday, interim head coach Bruce Cassidy confirmed.

Here's a look at the incident.

David Backes’ skate catches Adam McQuaid in the neck/face pic.twitter.com/IkZI2f5LpB — Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) March 5, 2017

McQuaid didn't practice Sunday, but isn't expected to miss any game action.