The forward, expectedly, was not at Saturday’s mandatory practice following the Stars’ 3-2 overtime loss to Minnesota Friday night. Marchment exited the game late in the first period after he was hit in the face with a puck, causing him to bleed profusely onto the ice.

Dallas Stars forward Mason Marchment was helped off the ice late in the first period of Friday night’s game against the Minnesota Wild after being hit in the face by a puck.

Stars forward Mason Marchment was hit in the face by a puck in the first period of Friday's game against the Wild, and the team said he would not return.

Dallas Stars forward Mason Marchment suffered a gruesome injury during Friday’s home game against the Minnesota Wild, leading to his abrupt exit from the game. The 29-year-old forward took a puck to the face during the Stars’ power play late in the first period.

Dallas Stars’ forward Mason Marchment left Friday’s game against the Minnesota Wild with an upper-body injury, with the team announcing on social media that he would not return.