Knights goalie Marc-Andre Fleury saved 23 of 26 shots he faced in Washington’s 5-3 loss to Vegas. Fleury’s in-game performance was solid but unremarkable. It was just a satisfactory game that gave MAF his 15th win of the season.

But then, in the post-game celebration, Fleury went too far. As Flower embraced Nate Schmidt, the goalie mocked Evgeny Kuznetsov’s world-famous and universally beloved bird celly.

Absolutely despicable. Unspeakably vicious. Indescribably brutal.

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The heck is this, Fleury? pic.twitter.com/PIFhGVSfXG

— NBC Sports Capitals (@NBCSCapitals) December 5, 2018

There is no curse in Elvish, Entish, or the tongues of Men for this treachery.

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