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Kovacevic: Why would any hockey player do this to his own face?

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Marcus Foligno leaves the ice after throwing his face into the boards. — MATT SUNDAY / DKPS

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- OK, let's get the fuss and formalities out of the way: Marc-Andre Fleury was wonderful, especially with his six saves in overtime, and Sidney Crosby had scored his 12th goal to tie, but the Penguins fell short of the Sabres, 2-1 by shootout, Saturday night at KeyBank Center.

More on that in my game analysis.

But I first and foremost feel compelled to ask, on a bigger scale: Why would a hockey player launch his own face into the boards?

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