That was the scene Saturday afternoon when Ray -- who spent 14 years as an enforcer for the Buffalo Sabres and now does color commentary between the benches during games -- was hit in the face by a deflected puck during the Sabres' afternoon matchup with the visiting New York Rangers.

Sunday’s game against the New York Rangers could hardly have gone better for the Buffalo Sabres, who came away with an 8-2 win. That said, we doubt the day went according to plan for Sabres analyst Rob Ray.

The most recent Sabres Hall of Fame inductee showed off his trademark toughness when an errant puck smacked Rob Ray in the face during the first period of Buffalo’s 8-2 win against the New York Rangers on Saturday night at KeyBank Center.

Buffalo Sabres color commentator Rob Ray didn’t let a puck to the face keep him from doing his job. During Saturday evening’s Buffalo home game against the New York Rangers, Ray took a puck to the face and audibly let out an NSFW reaction as soon as it happened.

Rob Ray was placed at ice level to call the game between the two team benches. Late in the first period, a puck went out of play and hit Ray right in the forehead — and he dropped a giant F-bomb on live television: Rob Ray took a puck to the forehead between the benches, but shook it off 😅 pic.twitter.com/E2eBxsn1WM

If Buffalo Sabres commentator Rob Ray had a nickel for every time he was hit in the face with a hockey puck while working a game, he'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.