Jets C Barron returns to Game 1 after taking skate to face

LAS VEGAS -- Winnipeg Jets forward Morgan Barron took a skate to his face Tuesday night, requiring more than 75 stitches, but he returned to the ice less than a period later.

Barron was injured in the first period during a big scramble in front of the Vegas Golden Knights' net in Game 1 of the teams' Western Conference first-round series. As players collapsed around the front of the net in pursuit of a loose puck, Vegas goalie Laurent Brossoit's skate cut Barron.

Barron, 24, immediately went to the Jets' locker room, but returned in the second period wearing a full cage on his head.

Barron, a center who traditionally plays on Winnipeg's third and fourth lines, played in 70 games this season. He had eight goals and 27 points while averaging 12:21 time on the ice.

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The No. 174th overall selection in the 2017 NHL draft, Barron began his career in the New York Rangers organization.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.