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Bruins’ Jakub Lauko shares incredible photo of his busted-up face

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Author Matt Dolloff
Mar 2, 2023; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Bruins center Jakub Lauko (94) celebrates with teammates at the bench after scoring against the Buffalo Sabres during the second period at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports

Jakub Lauko is, in fact, a hockey player.

The 23-year-old Bruins forward has now played 29 NHL games and appears poised to play a big role among the team’s bottom-six forwards in the 2023-24 season. But despite being an established professional at the NHL level, Lauko has never had better proof of his status as a hockey player than this.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - OCTOBER 24: Jakub Lauko #94 of the Boston Bruins reacts after being hit in the eye with a skate by Jason Dickinson #16 of the Chicago Blackhawks (not pictured) during the third period at the United Center on October 24, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Jakub Lauko #94 of the Boston Bruins reacts after being hit in the eye with a skate by Jason Dickinson #16 of the Chicago Blackhawks (not pictured) during the third period at the United Center on October 24, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Lauko shared a photo on his

modeling career defo in jeopardy😮‍💨but let’s just say I was very very lucky🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/MRgJJtPjAd

— Jakub Lauko (@jakub_lauko) October 27, 2023" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter page Friday, showing off a nice fat eye contusion and stitched-up face following a scary-looking injury during Tuesday’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks. Lauko took a skate blade to the face as he got tangled up with the Blackhawks’ Jason Dickinson. The immediate spritz of blood from Lauko’s face was alarming.

But fortunately, we can now have a laugh about the whole thing, because Lauko and his eye are fine. You can see the photo he shared below. We’ll give you a friendly warning, in case you’re squeamish about stitches and/or bad face injuries.

Jakub Lauko Injury Photo:

Lauko even joked about a “modeling career [definitely] in jeopardy” with the photo. He’s known for having a jovial personality, so no surprise there.

Hockey fans and those who have been around the game in their lives should appreciate Lauko’s photo. It’s almost like a badge of honor for hockey players to take a puck or a stick or a SKATE to the face and get back to the ice with a nice shiner.

It’s always extra-concerning when you’re talking about skate blades and cuts in the head/neck area. But it’s good to see that Lauko will just need to sit out this week and get back to action soon. With an outstanding fresh battle scar.

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3 Stars: Ducks spoil B's night with late-game stunners

It took 100 seconds in the third period, and 128 seconds in the overtime session, for the pesky Ducks to turn what was looking like a record-breaking night into pure devastation for the Bruins.

The Bruins, of course, decided to help them out along the way with about a billion failed clears late in the third period and an almost completely possession-free overtime frame. It was about as maddening an ending as the Bruins could have had, especially when you factor in the chances that the Bruins let slip out of reach en route to the collapse.

“I mean, we had opportunities,” Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery said after the loss. “I thought the game was over twice [if] we put it in an empty net; guys whiffing on pucks and guys trying to go for the open net instead of using the walls as an indirect to clear and get off the ice. You know, that was mostly it.

“And the other thing is we could have extended our lead to 4-1 or 5-1. We had many opportunities to do it and we didn’t finish the game. You couple those things together, it’s inexcusable. You can’t you can’t be up 3-1 [with] five minutes left and end up tied in overtime.”

  • In an 0-1 hole through 20 minutes of play thanks to a Radko Gudas shot that bounced off Hampus Lindholm and in, the Bruins stormed back in the middle frame with three goals. The first came on a power-play putaway from Charlie Coyle at the 1:41 mark of the period, and it was a Matt Grzelcyk bomb at four-on-four just 1:20 later. And not to be outdone, and with a two-game goal drought to his name, it was David Pastrnak who gave the Bruins their first and only multi-goal lead of the evening with a goal scored at the 16:40 mark of the period.

    But when the Ducks’ skill guys got their legs going in the final five minutes of action, the Bruins’ mistakes compounded, and ended in the back of their net.

    The late-game meltdown was just the fourth (0-1-3) since Montgomery took over as the team’s head coach in 2022, and put an end to Boston’s six-game win streak to open the season.

    Here are the 98.5 The Sports Hub (dot com) 3 Stars of the night from a loss at TDG…

  • No. 3 Star: Charlie McAvoy

    Oct 5, 2023; New York, New York, USA; Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy (73) skates with the puck against the New York Rangers during the first period at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Schneidler-USA TODAY Sports

    Oct 5, 2023; New York, New York, USA; Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy (73) skates with the puck against the New York Rangers during the first period at Madison Square Garden. (Dennis Schneidler/USA TODAY Sports)

  • It’s been a bit of tough sledding, offensively anyway, for the Bruins’ Charlie McAvoy out of the gate this season. But in just one game, McAvoy doubled his assist total, as the 25-year-old finished Thursday’s defeat with three assists, bringing him up to six helpers through seven games this year.

    Factoring in on every Boston goal scored in the losing effort will get you your flowers more often than not, and this was actually the seventh night of at least three assists in McAvoy’s NHL career. Overall, it was the 11th game that featured a three-assist night from a B’s defenseman since 2017, with McAvoy’s seven such efforts joining a list featuring Matt Grzelcyk, Torey Krug, and Hampus Lindholm (twice).

    McAvoy also added a season-high four blocks in the defensive zone.

  • No. 2 Star: David Pastrnak

    BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - OCTOBER 26: David Pastrnak #88 of the Boston Bruins celebrates his goal against the Anaheim Ducks during the second period at the TD Garden on October 26, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Rich Gagnon/Getty Images)

    BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – OCTOBER 26: David Pastrnak #88 of the Boston Bruins celebrates his goal against the Anaheim Ducks during the second period at the TD Garden on October 26, 2023. (Rich Gagnon/Getty Images)

  • Montgomery has admitted that the Bruins are a ‘work in progress’ when it comes to their offense, but that is certainly not the case when it comes to David Pastrnak.

    Ice cold by his standards without a point in back-to-back games entering Thursday’s contest (Pastrnak had not gone two straight games without a point since Mar. 2022 prior to this mini-drought), Pastrnak was Boston’s offensive attack in the losing effort, with a goal and an assist in 20:10 of time on ice.

    Pastrnak also hammered a game-high nine shots on the Ducks’ John Gibson, and came within inches of ending this game for the Bruins with a pair of chances that just missed beating Gibson for what would’ve been Pastrnak’s second goal of the evening.

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  • No. 1 Star: Leo Carlsson

    BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - OCTOBER 26: Leo Carlsson #91 of the Anaheim Ducks celebrates his goal in the final minutes of regulation to pull the Ducks within a goal at 3-2 with his teammates Trevor Zegras #11 and Sam Carrick #39 against the Boston Bruins at the TD Garden on October 26, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Rich Gagnon/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Leo Carlsson;Trevor Zegras;Sam Carrick

    BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – OCTOBER 26: Leo Carlsson #91 of the Anaheim Ducks celebrates his goal in the final minutes of regulation to pull the Ducks within a goal at 3-2 at the TD Garden on October 26, 2023. (Rich Gagnon/Getty Images)

  • Boy oh boy do the Ducks have a keeper with Leo Carlsson. Of course, that’s not necessarily a shock when you’re talking about a player taken with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, but even three games into his NHL career, this kid has talent that pops off the page.

    Out there for over 22 minutes in Thursday’s victory, Carlsson popped home the third-period goal that got the Ducks’ rally going, and had a clean-as-hell zone entry and dish to Mason McTavish for the overtime winner.

    And in Carlsson’s 16:40 of even-strength time on ice, the Ducks held a 23-15 advantage in shot attempts, 14-9 edge in on-ice shots, and outscored Boston by a 2-1 mark.

Matt, a North Andover, Massachusetts native, has been with The Sports Hub since 2010. Growing up the son of Boston University All-American and Melrose High School hall-of-fame hockey player Steve Dolloff, sports was always a part of his life. After attending Northeastern University, Matt focused his love of sports on writing, extensively writing about all four major Boston teams. He also is a co-host of the Sports Hub Underground podcast and is a regular on-air contributor on the Sports Hub. Matt writes about all New England sports from Patriots football to Boston Celtics and Boston Bruins.

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