The Stanley Cup Final looked more like a horror movie Monday night — at least for a few minutes — ’cause one player’s head was left a bloody mess after a violent scrap.
Canadiens winger Brendan Gallagher was the man who unfortunately suffered the wound late in the third period of Montreal’s first game with Tampa Bay … and it was pretty gnarly.
The Habs player crashed the Lightning net to try to clean up a possible rebound … and several Tampa Bay players took so much exception to the skate-in, they fought him.
Blake Coleman ripped Gallagher’s helmet off … and then Mikhail Sergachev slammed Gallagher so hard to the ice, his head took a nasty shot.
Photos from the game show Gallagher was bleeding profusely … and it was so bad, the 29-year-old eventually skated off and did not return to the contest.
Seems Gallagher’s going to be just fine for Game 2 … but, he had to deal with a little more sting while in the locker room getting treatment, ’cause the Canadiens were ultimately blown out, 5-1.
Yeah … and you thought your Monday sucked.
