Universal truth No. 562: People wearing ill-fitting clothing is always hilarious.
Cory Conacher scored two goals and added one assist as the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 Thursday night, but the must-see highlight of the game’s first star actually took place in the penalty box.
In the first period, after Conacher laid out Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Edmonton goalie Ben Scrivens took exception and jabbed an elbow at Conacher. The Sabre shoved Scrivens back, a minor scrum ensued, and Conacher was taken to the box.
Cleaning up the yard sale, the official mistakenly handed the 5-foot-8 Conacher the wrong helmet — the one belonging to his largest teammate, 6-foot-8 John Scott.
Conacher tries the massive plastic bucket on. Imagine “fat guy in a little coat” in reverse.
“He looked like a little kid with my helmet. It was funny,” Scott told the Buffalo News.
“I’m just lucky I didn’t have to play a shift with it,” Conacher said.
This is the kind of comic gold that inspired Arby’s to shell out $44,000 for Pharrell’s hat and made Darth Helmet so memorable: