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Anze Kopitar won’t allow a puck to the face to keep him out of the Los Angeles Kings’ title defense.After roughly 20 stitches and an uncomfortable night of sleep, Kopitar returned to practice at the Kings’ training complex on Friday.Kings Jersey

Kopitar was the Kings’ leading scorer for the sixth consecutive regular season, scoring 42 points in 47 games.It’s nice, neat work those Los Angeles Kings’ medics did on Anze Kopitar’s face after he took a puck from teammate Dustin Brown in the face early in the third period of Thursday’s playoff game. And yet … “There goes the modelling career and the best-looking Slovenian athlete (distinction),” said coach Darryl Sutter, of his first-line centre’s new look.Anze Kopitar Jersey

I did have my mouthguard in, and I’m not quite sure but it might have hit the visor a little bit, too,” he said, shrugging off questions that seemed amazed he would return. “They numbed me up pretty good right after for stitches, so I didn’t really feel anything (during the game) but after it wore off, it was a little sore. ” Sutter was outwardly unimpressed. “Hockey players … what difference does it make if it’s Anze Kopitar?Drew Doughty Jersey

Sutter said he didn’t mind the Kopitar-Joe Thornton matchup and won’t be concerned if that’s what the Sharks try for in Game 3. “Well, they’re two big guys and ultimately their teams’ top centremen, so I don’t have a problem playing him against Joe.In fact, the Sharks’ five primary draw takers — Thornton, Joe Pavelski, Patrick Marleau, Logan Couture and Scott Gomez — went 43-18 on faceoffs.Dustin Brown Jersey