![22 years ago today, Gerard Gallant accidentally stepped on Borje Salming's face and cut him for over 250 stitches. : r/leafs 22 years ago today, Gerard Gallant accidentally stepped on Borje Salming's face and cut him for over 250 stitches. : r/leafs](https://preview.redd.it/7zsxzmnq7n001.jpg?auto=webp&s=96c431dbf2746972d37d02bd7eb397b6c19fce91)
22 years ago today, Gerard Gallant accidentally stepped on Borje Salming's face and cut him for over 250 stitches. : r/leafs
![When Borje Salming almost had his face split in half, got 300 stitches and did this legendary TV interview When Borje Salming almost had his face split in half, got 300 stitches and did this legendary TV interview](https://www.thehockeybeast.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/10/BorjeSalming1200x1200.jpeg)
When Borje Salming almost had his face split in half, got 300 stitches and did this legendary TV interview
![Known as the worst injury in NHL history. Toronto Maple Leaf, Borje Salming, receiving 250 stitches after a Detroit Red Wing player accidentally stepped on his face with skates on in 1986. - Known as the worst injury in NHL history. Toronto Maple Leaf, Borje Salming, receiving 250 stitches after a Detroit Red Wing player accidentally stepped on his face with skates on in 1986. -](https://i.imgur.com/gyovq7j.jpg?fb)
Known as the worst injury in NHL history. Toronto Maple Leaf, Borje Salming, receiving 250 stitches after a Detroit Red Wing player accidentally stepped on his face with skates on in 1986. -
Showing his good side to camera, injured Maple Leaf defenceman Borje Salming chats with Randy Carlyle (left) and Mike Pelyk during a visit to the Leaf(...) – All Items – Digital Archive :
![Known as the worst injury in NHL history. Toronto Maple Leaf, Borje Salming, receiving 250 stitches after a Detroit Red Wing player accidentally stepped on his face with skates on in 1986. - Known as the worst injury in NHL history. Toronto Maple Leaf, Borje Salming, receiving 250 stitches after a Detroit Red Wing player accidentally stepped on his face with skates on in 1986. -](https://i.imgur.com/LfsVhwL.jpg)
Known as the worst injury in NHL history. Toronto Maple Leaf, Borje Salming, receiving 250 stitches after a Detroit Red Wing player accidentally stepped on his face with skates on in 1986. -
![Maple Leafs' Michael Bunting feels 'good' following first practice from injury, status for Game 2 to be determined Maple Leafs' Michael Bunting feels 'good' following first practice from injury, status for Game 2 to be determined](https://theleafsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2022/02/USATSI_17727255_168383996_lowres-1-scaled.jpg)