The player who describes his style as "annoying" and "tenacious" had a reddish-colored welt the size of a quarter planted underneath his left eye as he spoke to reporters Wednesday night.

It's unclear how Zach Benson got the mark. Or even when it occurred.

When you play the style that Benson plays, it could have come from any number of ways: a high stick, a punch or maybe even the baseball-style slash that he received in the first round of the playoffs.

Either way, the 20-year-old wore the bruise like a badge of honor following Buffalo's 4-2 win against Montreal in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinal.

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