You don’t see this very often.
The New Jersey Devils and Washington Capitals added an interesting twist to the ceremonial faceoff prior to Saturday’s game.
Former Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur dropped the puck, but instead of the captains taking the draw, it was the two starting goaltenders-Braden Holtby and Cory Schneider.
You can watch the highlights from the ceremony by clicking the video at the top of the page.
Before the ceremony, Brodeur had some kind words for Holtby.
“He reminds me of me a lot,” Brodeur said, per CSN Mid-Atlantic. “Not the way he plays, but the way he puts himself out there.
“He’s not scared. He just wants to play. I’m sure he’s playing through tons of injuries. He’s a warrior out there. I don’t know him and I don’t know if he does or not, but he’s having a great year. Not just this year; last year he was coming on and he’s going to be good for a long time for them.”
The Devils will be retiring Brodeur’s number 30 prior to Tuesday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers.
The 43-year-old won 688 games and posted 124 shutouts as a member of the Devils between 1991 and 2014.
He also won three Stanley Cups and four Vezina Trophies in his career.
This is amazing. Brodeur, Schneider, Holtby in one of the coolest puck drops ever. pic.twitter.com/nLnDfAhh2P
— NHL (@NHL) February 6, 2016