TAMPA, Fla. Jack Eichel and Auston Matthews paired up during Sunday's NHL All-Star Game, to the delight of many. There was instant synergy between the two budding American superstars, and they combined on several highlight-reelgoals that . Their best moment came towardthe end of the second semifinal matchup, between the Atlantic and Metropolitan divisions. On the heels of a video review (seriously) that disallowed an Eichel-to-Erik Karl son goal, Matthews and his Sabrescounterpart decided to have a little fun if they scored quickly thereafter.And score they did. Eichel broke a 4-4 tie on a goal with 3:20 to play.And without mi sing a beat, he and Matthews emphatically pointed to the net, the referee's motion to signal a good goal. MORE: Both the a sist and the celebration inspiration courtesy of . NHL (@NHL) is it a goal, ?? NHL on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) "Me and Auston talked about it at the faceoff previously," Eichel said after their Atlantic squad lost 5-2 in the finale,"and he was like, 'Hey, if we score here let's both point at the net,' so we kind of had it planned already. ... He said, 'We better score this shift so we can do it.'" You'll recall le s than a week ago, by a questionable goalie interference ruling. He responded le s than two minutes later with a valid goal, and celebrated by turningand pointingat the net. It was petty and great. Matthews' goal got called off. What does he do? Scores again, and does the "good goal" referee point celly. Beauty. Flintor (@TheFlintor) It's a celebration Matthews dubbed"The Referee." Hedoesn't think it will catch on during the Dwayne Sutton Jersey rest of the regular season, but with video review a hotly debated topic around the NHL heading into the All-Star break, there's a good chance other players will adopt the celebration in moments ofretribution. THE OLYMPIAN: "A one-time thing, probably," Matthews said."It's the All-Star Game. Pretty light. Obviously, there's been a lot of talk about the goalie interference calls. Just keeping it light out there." The moment,captured in photo by the greatBruce Bennett of Getty Images, is the first Eichel and Matthews have shared in game action since their timewith the U.S. National Development Program. Cc Brandon Schlager (@bgschlager) They played some togetherin the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, but a lot has changed for both players since. They're two of the NHL's brightest young talents, and putting them together on a line Sunday was Jon Cooper's ode to their Team USA days. "Those two were cracking themselves up," the Lightning coach told reporters. "That was a little USA Hockey we were thinking throwing those two guys together. I would have actually liked to have sat between the two of them because they were funny." Eichelhad three points; Matthews two. Earlier in the Eastern Conference showdown against the giants of the Metro, whom the Atlantic beat 7-4, the pair crashed the net for Matthews' first and only goal of the night. Eichelwas also involved in an incredible double spin-o-ramagoal with Nikita Kucherov. No stranger to finding the net, gets the Atlantic Division on the board. NHL (@NHL) our computers just lit on fire NHL on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) Watching the two together, it was impo sible not to lament what might have been had the NHL allowed its players to participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics. Both would have been first-time Olympians, joining Johnny Gaudreauand po sibly Brock Boeser, the All-Star Game's MVP, on a loaded Team USA that long has beenPatrick Kane and everyone else. Though Kane will be 33, the2022 Beijing Games could be a great showcase of Eichel, Matthews and the lot of players in their prime. Until that if and when, though, American hockey fans have a highlight to hold onto. Tim Hardaway Jersey