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There are many ways to celebrate a goal in the NHL. We love to see unusual and special celebrations.
But when Pavel Buchnevich scored an empty-netter against the New York Rangers on Thursday, he reacted in a way we’ve never seen before, and fans were so confused about it.
Jordan Kyrou scored a hat trick for the Blues in the 5-2 win over the Rangers on Thursday, but Pavel Buchnevich also had a great game, with one goal and two assists.
Buchnevich had several great opportunities to score earlier than he did, but the puck just wouldn’t go in. Buchnevich even had a great chance to score an empty-netter, but he missed.
But when he got a second chance to put it in the empty net, as the Rangers desperately chased a goal in the dying minutes, he didn’t miss.
But just looking at his reactions, you would probably guess that he did, in fact, miss.
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As the puck went into the net, Buchnevich turned to the boards and smashed his stick in anger.
”First player in the history of the NHL to score a goal and then smash their stick in disgust. Rockstar shit,” the account Heatdaddy, with more than 250,000 followers, wrote on X.
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Fans had no idea what made Buchenvich so angry, given he actually just scored, and the Blues were on their way to a three-goal victory.
But many thought it had something to do with how many chances he missed earlier in the game.
”Odd look. Unique player to be still upset from a previous play after potting a goal and sealing a win. Weird mix of self accountability and piss baby. Kinda like it,” one user said.