Wyatt Russell celebrated the Buffalo Sabres’ first playoff appearance since 2011 with a jump into Lake Erie.
WASHINGTON — “Marvel” actor Wyatt Russell didn’t believe the Buffalo Sabres would make the playoffs, and who could blame him when the NHL team’s last playoffs appearance was in 2011?
Russell, who starred in “Thunderbolts,” made the claim that if the Sabres ended their drought, he would chug some Lake Hour — the canned cocktail brand that he co-founded — and take a plunge in the freezing waters of Lake Erie.
Not only did the Sabres end their 14-season drought, they gained the Eastern Conference’s No. 2 seed with 109 points. This left Russell to make good on his promise — which he did with some encouragement from his dad, actor Kurt Russell.
“All I got to say is, let’s go Buffalo!” Kurt Russell said in a video posted to the Sabres’ social media accounts.
In the video, Wyatt Russell stands on the shore of Lake Erie and chugs a cocktail before stripping to his swimming trunks and running into the water.
“This is for everybody who doubted the Sabres all year, including me,” Russell said. “And we’re jumping in Lake Erie to end the drought!”
The Sabres are hosting the Boston Bruins on Sunday in the first of their best-of-seven series.
Kurt Russell 🤝 Wyatt Russell
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— y – Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) April 18, 2026