Drew Doughty: Best Goal Celebrations

Obvious enthusiasm erupts from Drew Doughty when an LA Kings teammate scores a goal.
If the goal is an important one and Doughty is on the ice, the person scoring the goal often knows Doughty will often be the first person to find him and the defenseman's celebration will probably dwarf anyone else's.
"I think it's just part of his personality," Dustin Brown said. "He's excited. I think he's probably just as excited as when other guys score as when he scores."
In many ways, Doughty's goal celebrations for his teammates offer a glimpse into him as a person who loves to win and wants to see people around him do well.

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"I get excited not only for the guy scoring, but happy for the team," Doughty said. "Every goal is an important goal and I enjoy watching them go in."
When Doughty comes into the locker room for a day's work, he often does so with a high level of eagerness. No matter the situation or time of year, he seems like someone who just enjoys being around a rink and hanging out with other members of the Kings. His teammates see this and sometimes feed off it.
"I don't think there's very many days when Drew is in a bad mood," Anze Kopitar said. "He comes in with a smile on his face most times. Sometimes he's got down days, but he snaps out of it pretty quick so that's good."

Added Brown, "It's part of what makes him good is I think he enjoys the game. He wants to win. He's super competitive, but he has fun playing. I think that helps him a lot when things aren't going well."
He can also have a bit of a funny demeanor that some longtime members of the team's core like to rib. This type of personality is important over an 82-game season that has plenty of ups and downs.
"There are some times when he talks like Yoda, is what I say. Where he flip-flops the word," Brown joked.
Doughty's emotions can help him make the necessary corrections when something in a game doesn't go exactly his way. If a mistake is made, he wants to do all he can to make sure it doesn't happen again.
"When we don't score and I'm on for a goal against I'm the most upset person out there, so it goes both ways," Doughty said.
It's not like Doughty lets out a mega celebration for every goal. Different situations merit different types of reactions.
"If it's an early goal it's like, 'Oh yeah, we got the go-ahead goal' or whatever it may be. But if you get one late in the third to tie it up or to get the go-ahead, you feel the energy from the crowd. You feel the energy on the ice. You feel the energy when you go down the bench after you score the goal and hit hands with everyone," Doughty said. "It's pretty cool when you have a good view of the whole situation happening and see the puck go past the goalie."

Doughty's teammates can also sense that he understands if a goal has a higher level of importance to a specific player. For example, for someone early in his career, every goal feels big and Doughty senses this when celebrating a tally for his more youthful teammates.
"When he sees a younger guy score his first goal or a big goal for the team and depending on who is doing it, he gets excited," Jake Muzzin said. "I think it's just his emotion. He has a lot of emotion for the game and for winning and I think that just shows in his celebrations I guess too."
The fact that Doughty cares that much is also symptomatic of the Kings' long-time core. They all still have a strong desire to win, even after two Stanley Cups Championships since 2012.
"I get excited when other people score, of course," Kopitar said. "It's great and I just think we have the bond in this locker room that has been created a few years back and now we're just embracing it and having fun with it."