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Misc. you missed: losing with[out] style

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As a fanbase, we are way more used to winning (in the regular season) than losing. But! It’s important to note that we can still enjoy watching the game when we lose. And sometimes, when we lose in a depressing terrible “UGH WHY” kind of way, the non-hockey things are more fun to watch.

Let’s start with Stanley Cup Champion Alex Ovechkin and his terrible, horrible, no good very bad blue suit.

Pregame

Ovechkin is a big guy, and while he did come into the season rockin’ a lean dad bod, this suit fits him like a stiff muumuu. Who was it designed for? Kingpin?

Also props to Nicklas Backstrom for ditching the tie and TJ Oshie for playing in his 700th NHL game and sucking on a lollipop.

Nicke and Ovi said hi to each other before the game started and that was probably the highlight of the evening.

The Holtbeast was on the bench but that doesn’t mean he was off the job. Gotta stay game-ready at all times.

During the Game

Holtz was less entertained and less entertaining as he watched Pheonix Copley get scored on a whole bunch. This about. Sums it up. (If you would like more actual information on the hockey of it all please enjoy Mr. Hassett’s perfectly poetic recap.)

Ah, shenanigans. PK Subban punched Ovi in his very nice face and Tom Wilson turned into a rock ’em sock ’em robot.

Ovi did his best to rescue Tom while giving Colton Sissons a piggy-back ride.

Tom also fought Austin Watson so here is that GIF-heavy analysis.

HUGS

Nicklas Backstrom scored a goal assisted by Ovi and John Carlson and celebrated by patting them both on the head.

There was a bonus fistbump!

TJ Oshie scored late in the third period, his first goal and second hug of the night. Jakub Vrana had to remind Filip Forsberg that he wasn’t a Capital anymore and was not welcome in their hug. [ETA: That is not Filip Forsberg, it is fellow Swede Calle Jarnkrok. Thanks to the eagle-eyed readers in the comments for pointing that out!]

Preds Hugs

Y’KNOW WHAT? NOPE. Not doing this again so soon. Not gonna be all “LOOK AT THE OTHER TEAM’S HUGS I GUESS.”

…except for this hug cuz it was a beauty.

…also this one.

Post-game

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