I took a puck off my lip at a simple drop-in. I wear both a mouth guard and a visor.
But I stand 6'7.
All I did was simply deflect a wrist shot, and the puck hit me squarely in the mouth, just under my visor.
I'm damned lucky I wore a mouth guard had I not, I'm pretty sure I'd have cracked my teeth.
At any rate, the following day I had a nasty blood blister on my lip. I'll post pics of it later if I get a chance.
After that happened, I decided to go full cage and haven't looked
back since.
Errant stick, puck, skate, etc. just by worth it. Not playing for a contract or to impress anyone.