NHL Player Casually Picks Up His Teeth from the Ice After Taking a Stick to the Face

Sportsnet

Nashville Predators winger Gustav Nyquist on Thursday provided yet another example of hockey players possessing a different kind of toughness when he casually retrieved his teeth from the ice in the middle of a game.

During the Predators’ game against the Seattle Kraken, Nyquist found himself among a crowd hovering in front of the Kraken’s net. As everyone was fighting for the puck, Kraken defenseman Adam Larsson swung his stick a little too high and it connected squarely with Nyquist’s face.

Nyquist immediately dropped to his knees and put his hand over his mouth. Seconds later, he removed one of his gloves and began picking up the teeth that onto the ice.

Gustav Nyquist: Certified hockey guy. ™️ pic.twitter.com/68YHryUQmQ

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 3, 2023

Gustav Nyquist picks his teeth up off the ice after being high-sticked by Adam Larsson.

Larsson will sit for 4 minutes. Can’t argue with that one. pic.twitter.com/mjWVMaZ6Ua

— Emerald City Hockey (@EmeraldCityHky) November 3, 2023

These photos of Gustav Nyquist picking up his own teeth off the ice are The Most Hockey Thing you’ll see today 😳

(Steph Chambers/GETTY) pic.twitter.com/AWWhfc8YmQ

— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) November 3, 2023

Larsson received four minutes in the penalty box for the hit.

After retrieving his stray teeth, Nyquist was fine. He played a little under 15 minutes with a pair of shots on goal as the team lost 4-2.

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