Pietrangelo received stitches on his ear after Sunday's loss to Chicago, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports. He was struck with a puck while sitting on the bench.

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The issue didn't force the veteran blueliner to miss any time during the contest, and there hasn't been any indication that he'll be forced to sit out any upcoming games, the first of which comes Tuesday at home against Edmonton. Despite the losing effort -- and puck to the head -- Pietrangelo managed to score his ninth goal of the year in 25:44 of ice time Sunday.