Phil Kessel dresses up as a tennis player for Halloween

Watch as Phil Kessel was able to bury a rebound past Pekka Rinne to give the Pittsburgh Penguins the OT win against the Nashville Predators.

Phil Kessel won’t be able to celebrate Halloween in his new city on Saturday night, so he dressed up a bit early this year.

The Pittsburgh Penguins star showed off his best throwback tennis outfit – complete with short-shorts – and posted a picture to his Instagram account on Tuesday evening. As of 5:00 p.m. ET Wednesday, Kessel’s photo had over 6,000 likes.

First Pitt Halloween

A photo posted by Phil Kessel (@phil_kessel_81_) on

Kessel and the Penguins will be in Toronto on Oct. 31 to take on the Toronto Maple Leafs for Hockey Night in Canada.

It will be Kessel’s first appearance at the Air Canada Centre since he was traded to Pittsburgh this past July.

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