Look around any NHL locker room and you're bound to see a few gap-toothed smiles. Even with mouth guards, the risk of losing a few teeth is just a part of being a hockey player.
Before the NHL season went on pause, I went around the Penguins' locker room and asked players how they lost their teeth.
Sam Lafferty, with two missing front teeth, has the biggest gap in his smile in the locker room.
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Adam Johnson and Sam Lafferty with their first NHL goal pucks.