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Viktor Stalberg: Never got apology from Penguins’ Letang

Either Kris Letang is lying or there was a severe miscommunication.

The Penguins defenseman insisted he apologized to Rangers forward Viktor Stalberg soon after he nailed Stalberg in the face with an unpenalized high stick late in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday night at the Garden.

Stalberg lost three teeth, and went through three hours of dental work on Wednesday. But when asked Thursday, before Game 4, whether it’s true that Letang apologized on the ice, Stalberg said, “No, that’s not.

“I haven’t heard from him. Obviously I couldn’t care less if I did or not.