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Puck pierces goalkeeper's helmet and lodges in his mask in a VHL game

Dinamo-Altai goalie Nikita Dianov was injured in a VHL game when a shot from Dinamo St. Petersburg's Vladislav Mikhailov pierced his helmet.

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An ice hockey goalkeeper in a mask and helmet crouches in the crease during a game as a puck flies toward the net.
Image: РБК

A puck has gone straight through a goalkeeper's helmet in a match of Russia's VHL (the Supreme Hockey League, the country's second tier).

Nikita Dianov, the goalie of Dinamo-Altai, was injured after a shot by Vladislav Mikhailov of St. Petersburg's Dinamo. The puck pierced Dianov's helmet and got stuck in his mask.

A goalie's helmet and mask are the main protection against shots that come at them again and again during a game. In this case, the puck got through the helmet and ended up lodged in the mask.

The moment is a stark reminder of how much goaltenders put on the line every time they step onto the ice.

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