Emergency backup Kristers Gudlevskis turning heads on Lightning bench
After Ben Bishop was stretchered off the ice with an apparent injury during the first period, Andrei Vasilevskiy took over in goal, but the Tampa Bay Lightning brought in an emergency backup in the second.
Related: Ben Bishop leaves Game 1 on stretcher
Enter Kristers Gudlevskis, who is best known for his 55-save performance for Latvia in a 2-1 loss to Canada during the 2014 Winter Olympics, but was gaining more attention on Twitter during Game 1 for his hair.
🚨 GUDLEVSKIS MAN BUN 🚨 pic.twitter.com/4xfBbAwdaR
— Trevor Sikkema (@TrevorSikkema) May 14, 2016
Gudlevskis appears to be rocking a man-bun as opposed to the traditional backup baseball cap #TBLvsPIT
— Noah Vanderhoeven (@NV31Hawk) May 14, 2016
That man-bun on Gudlevskis tho! Dude looks like a Cali surfer
— Christian Kewley (@ChristianKewley) May 14, 2016
The 23-year-old made one start for the Lightning during the regular season, making 31 saves in a 1-0 overtime loss to the Chicago Blackhawks.