Watch: Del Zotto picks up Tanev's teeth after he takes shot to face
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It won't count as an assist on the score sheet, but this good deed by Michael Del Zotto wasn't any less important.
The Vancouver Canucks defenseman rounded up teammate Chris Tanev's teeth after Tanev took a deflected shot to the mouth and was forced to leave the game.
Like a good D-partner, Del Zotto grabs a few teeth Tanev left on the ice. pic.twitter.com/vClfkNoPF3
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) January 7, 2018
Here's the sequence that led to Del Zotto's dental deed.
After the game, Del Zotto revealed exactly how many teeth he scooped up.
Del Zotto says he picked up four of Chris Tanev’s teeth off the ice. #Canucks
— Brendan Batchelor (@BatchHockey) January 7, 2018
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