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When the Calgary Flames visit the Florida Panthers on Thursday, James Neal is looking to smile again -- even though he has several teeth missing.
Neal, a 31-year-old left winger with 268 career goals, took a shot to his mouth on Saturday against the Vancouver Canucks. Neal took a high stick from Canucks defenseman Alex Biega, and replays showed teeth flying out of the mouth of the Flames forward.
It was the sixth time in his career that Neal has lost teeth as a result of a hockey hit, a swinging stick or a flying puck.