Hot Mic Incident After Scary Scene Could Leave Play-By-Play Announcer In Hot Water

With the Sabres up four on the Rangers near the end of the first period of last night's meeting in Buffalo, the Rangers were attempting to clear the puck out of their zone off of a face-off at center ice. Unfortunately, the puck missed the boards and found its way between the benches where Rob Ray was standing doing commentary.

Unable to react fast enough, the puck caught Ray just above his left eye and bridge of his nose leaving a couple of cuts and golf ball sized welt on his forehead.

When the puck struck Ray, his mic was still on and picked up his very emphatic "F**K!".

No stranger to cuts and bruises on his face during his career, the former tough guy acted like nothing happened and took it in stride.

During the third period, with the Sabres up 7-2, Ray confirmed he got a couple of stitches above his eye.

It was the second time in just over a year Ray has taken a puck in the face while calling the play from between the benches. In December of 2023, the Sabres were taking on the then Arizona Coyotes when Ray took a puck to the nose requiring a handful of stitches.

The 56-year-old spent 14 seasons with the Buffalo Sabres before ending his career playing in 11 games over two seasons with the Ottawa Senators. The former fifth-round pick skated in 900 regular season games where he tallied 41 goals and 91 points along with an astounding 3207 penalty minutes.