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VIDEO: Blues' Reaves yanks out own tooth after taking big hit

Kirby Lee / US PRESSWIRE

To say Sunday's contest between the St. Louis Blues and Chicago Blackhawks was hard fought would be an understatement.

Blackhawks forward Andrew Shaw took a run at Blues defenseman Barret Jackman. 

Blues defensman Robert Bortuzzo left the contest with an upper-body injury and Blackhawks defenseman Kimmo Timonen was knocked out of the game by Blues forward Ryan Reaves.

Reaves would eventually get his just dessert though, as he took a massive hit from Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook.

After a few seconds of shaking off the big check, Reaves returned to his team's bench and presented the team's trainer with an Easter present.

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Reaves would stay in the game, minus a tooth.

The forward later told NHL.com's Lou Korac that the tooth was the "Same one that I lost last time we played Chicago. It popped back out."

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