![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
Tip: Faces are always interesting, so why detract from them with an unwanted background? Coming in close produced this shot of Leafs' star Borje Salming after his recent eye injury – All
![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/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. -
![Following Börje Salming's ALS diagnosis, experts say more research needed into dangers of head injuries | The Star Following Börje Salming's ALS diagnosis, experts say more research needed into dangers of head injuries | The Star](https://images.thestar.com/nV6YlLCQ_5ALF8by6Kcx1U4JfcM=/1086x724/smart/filters:cb(1660226678999):format(webp)/https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/canada/2022/08/10/following-brje-salmings-als-diagnosis-experts-say-more-research-needed-into-dangers-of-head-injuries/borje_salming_2.jpg)
Following Börje Salming's ALS diagnosis, experts say more research needed into dangers of head injuries | The Star
![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)
Maple Leafs' Michael Bunting feels 'good' following first practice from injury, status for Game 2 to be determined
![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/salming6.jpeg)