New York Islanders defenseman Johnny Boychuk, who required 90 stitches to repair a cut around his eyelid after being hit in the face by the skate of the Montreal Canadiens left wing Artturi Lehkonen ...

Johnny Boychuk said he plans to return to the ice for the New York Islanders on Thursday, and his left eye is close to fully recovered, according to Newsday. The defenseman needed 90 stitches to close ...

There aren't too many people who use words like "lucky" or "blessed" after taking a skate blade to the face and receiving 90 stitches around the eye, but Johnny Boychuk knows first-hand how much worse ...