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Ouch! Capitals C Belanger plays after losing teeth
Published
Apr. 24, 2010 4:05 p.m. ET
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Capitals center Eric Belanger really is putting his - well, his employer's - money where his mouth is after losing a half-dozen or so teeth in a run-in with an opponent's stick.
Belanger says Saturday he ``felt my teeth shatter, right away,'' when Canadiens defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron's stick hit him in the mouth in the first period of Montreal's 2-1 victory at Washington in Game 5 of their playoff series Friday night.
Belanger needed some serious dental work at the arena, getting exposed tooth roots trimmed - then returned to the ice midway through the third period.
Explains Belanger: ``I knew I was in trouble, but what are you going to do? It's the playoffs.''
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He expects to play in Game 6 at Montreal on Monday.
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