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It's not easy making history - a point that Florida Panthers' Keith Yandle proved Saturday after getting hit in the mouth with a puck.

Yandle - who holds the active record for most consecutive games played in the NHL - was struck in the mouth in the first period against the Carolina Hurricanes and left the ice while pulling out nine teeth and spitting blood.

But after some quick dental work he was back in action in the third period, and then played again Sunday for the Panthers against the Buffalo Sabres.

Saturday's game, against the Carolina Hurricanes, ended in a 4-2 defeat for the panthers, as did their match against the Sabres with a 5-2 scoreline.

Sunday's game means Yandle, a 33-year-old defenseman, has played 821 consecutive NHL games, the longest active Iron Man streak by any current player.

He is now just nine games behind Andrew Cogliano, of the Dallas Stars, who played 830 consecutive games until his streak ended on January 13, 2018, when he was hit with a controversial two-game suspension.

Yandle is also fifth in the all-time rankings, with Canadian Doug Jarvis at the top having played 964 consecutive games between 1975 and 1987.

If he can keep his current Iron Man streak going, then Yandle will break Jarvis's record at some point in the second half of next season.