Monday, Evgeny Kuznetsov scored his first goal in the World Cup of Hockey. Kuzy took the puck end-to-end before depositing the puck past Matt Murray on his forehand.
Then the real magic happened. Kuznetsov — who has celebrated goals in the past by kayaking, playing dead, and doing push ups — decided to flap his arms up and down. Let’s call it the Funky Chicken.
The NHL’s Twitter account was very impressed.
Celly of the tournament. #WCH2016 pic.twitter.com/JXVtkYrHjp
— NHL (@NHL) September 20, 2016
Absolutely electric celly from Kuznetsov pic.twitter.com/M72RkNXxQb
— Marina Maher (@marinakmaher) September 20, 2016
After the game, Kuznetsov said the celebration was “from FIFA.”
https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/778071591620050944
Kuznetsov was asked about his goal celebration: "If you play FIFA, you know."
— Ryan Kennedy (@THNRyanKennedy) September 20, 2016
The FIFA celebration is actually called the “bird walk.” Here’s what it looks like in the video game.
That’s sad because I thought Kuzy was trying to tell us through his celebration that he was a closet Nelly Furtado fan.
What a goal and what an even better celly.
