Claesson armed for goal celebration

If the hockey thing didn’t work out for Ottawa Senators defenceman Fredrik Claesson, he could have had a career in football — as a referee.

We know that because we’ve finally seen his arms-in-the-air goal celebration that looks just like a zebra signalling a touchdown.

In his 36th career NHL game, and 20th this season, Claesson found the range in Wednesday’s 5-2 win over the Dallas Stars. After Zack Smith won the draw, the puck squirted back to Claesson, whose self-described “knuckle puck” shot

eluded Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen.

Claesson will never forget the goal. His teammates will never Washington at Sacramento, TSN2, 10:30 p.m.

Baseball

World Baseball Classic — China vs. Japan, Sportsnet One, 5 a.m. World Baseball Classic — Colombia vs. U.S., Sportsnet One, 6 p.m. World Baseball Classic — Venezuela vs. Puerto Rico, Sportsnet One, 9 p.m.

Golf

PGA Tour Valspar Championship, Golf, 2 p.m. European Tour Hero Indian Open, Golf, 2:30 a.m. (Saturday)

forget the celebration, as he turned his back from the net and skated towards the blue line with his arms

in the air … waving them like he just didn’t care.

The over the top celebration was the talk of the dressing room following the win over Dallas.

“It’s great to see him smiling, having a great time out there,” said goaltender Craig Anderson.

Claesson scored 13 goals in 285 games with Binghamton of the AHL. He had three in 82 games with Djurgardens in Sweden. BLACK AND BLUE REPORT: Defenceman Mark Borowiecki has been playing through injuries for weeks, but Sens coach Guy Boucher decided Thursday — in the second of back to back games — to give him a break. … Centre Kyle Turris sat out his second consecutive game, with what’s believed to be a deep bone bruise on his finger.