Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins will honor his late teammate Johnny Gaudreau with his mask design for the 2024-25 season.
The chin covering of Merzlikins' mask features Gaudreau's No. 13 beside a plate of pasta. Gaudreau infamously ate buttered pasta as part of his pregame ritual.
Gaudreau, 31, was killed alongside his 29-year-old brother Matthew Gaudreau after the two were struck by a car while riding bicycles in August.
Merzlikins and Gaudreau played two seasons together in Columbus after the former Calgary Flames forward joined the Blue Jackets ahead of the 2022-23 season.