Michelle R. Martinelli

One of the most amazing things about hockey is how much players are able to accomplish while skating on two razor-thin blades.

But what happens when one of them falls off? Hilarity ensues, and unfortunately for the Chicago Blackhawks, it happened to Nick Schmaltz on Thursday night at the United Center.

The Chicago forward lost a skate blade in the middle of the second period of the Blackhawks' 1-0 loss to the Anaheim Ducks, and he seriously struggled to get back to the bench.

Crawling off the ice with an uncanny resemblance to Disney's most beloved deer, Schmaltz got a boost from Artemi Panarin, who was just being a good teammate. Might be the best assist of the season.

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