"Midway through the third period of Columbus's 2-0 loss to the Washington Capitals, Gaunce was caught with a high stick from Caps forward Hendrix Lapierre in front of Washington's net. Lapierre, intending to lift Gaunce's stick, drilled the opposing centerman right in the mouth with the lower shaft of his twig. The rough blow bloodied Gaunce and knocked a tooth out, which he then found on the ice and carried back with him to the Blue Jackets bench."
"Just our guys at the end of this stretch of games that we've played every second night, let's call it two and a half weeks, to finish that way and have to dig in, grind through four minutes, Carbery said. I thought it was very emblematic of the way that we've played over this stretch. Just finding a way, laying our bodies on the line. Some huge blocks, some huge clears for those four minutes to essentially preserve the game for us."
Brendan Gaunce had a tooth knocked out by a high stick from Hendrix Lapierre midway through the third period of Columbus's 2-0 loss to the Washington Capitals. Gaunce found the tooth on the ice, carried it back to the bench, went down the tunnel for initial repairs and returned to play two more shifts. Lapierre was assessed a double minor for high-sticking, putting the Capitals down a man for four minutes. The Capitals successfully killed the lengthy penalty and preserved the 2-0 win. The Capitals' penalty kill has improved since Thanksgiving and has killed nine consecutive opponent power plays.
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