On a game between the Buffalo Sabres and the St. Louis Blues on March 22, 1989, the goalie for the Sabres was injured. What caused the injury and what kind of injury was it?

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http://www.sabresalumni.com/2001/8589.php3 When goaltender Daren Puppe broke his arm against Montreal January 27, Jacques Cloutier was called upon to handle the load. Later in the season, General Manager Gerry Meehan traded young defenseman Calle Johansson and a 1989 second-round pick to Washington for defender Grant Ledyard and goalie Clint Malarchuk, soon to be involved in one of the most frightening incidents in professional sports. Malarchuk was in goal March 22 when Buffalo hosted St. Louis. In the first period, Blues winger Steve Tuttle and Sabre defender Uwe Krupp crashed into Malarchuk. When the pule untangled, blood gushed from Malarchuk’s neck. He received medical attention immediately. "I knew it was my jugular vein and I didn’t have long to live," said Malarchuk afterward. "They were calling for a stretcher and I said, "No way,’ and was proud I skated off on my own." The six-inch cut in Malarchuk’s neck was sewn up that night and incredibly, he left the hospital the next afternoon. Apr 24 06, 5:20 PM

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In addition http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/ref/clint_malarchuk Steve Tuttle of the Blues and Uwe Krupp of the Sabres collided at the mouth of the goal,and Tuttle's skate caught Malarchuk on the throat,slicing open his outer jugular vein (Veins in the neck that return blood from the head) With pools of blood collecting on the ice,Malarchuk somehow left the ice under his own power with the assistance of his team's trainer. Meanwhile,many spectators were physically sickened by the sight and local television cameras covering the game instantly cut away from the sight of Malarchuk. Malarchuk spent only one night in the hospital and was back on the ice with his team two weeks later but his performance declined over the next few years to the point that Malarchuk left the NHL.He battled obsessive-compulsive disorder attributed to the injury for a time and he eventually returned to hockey in the International Hockey League After retiring as a player, Malarchuk continued his hockey career as a coach. After Malarchuk's injury the NHL instituted a policy requiring all goalies to wear neck protection. Clint Malarchuk is currently a goaltending coach for the Florida Panthers. Apr 24 06, 5:30 PM