Justin Bieber shouts out his wife Hailey Bieber's 2025 Met Gala looks after skipping the star-studded event. The couple made their first and only Met Gala appearance together in 2021.

As far as party invitations go, the Met Gala—the glitziest, glamorous-iest, highest-wattage bash of them all—ranks among the most impossible to turn down. Unless, of course, you happen to be Justin Bieber or Timothée Chalamet and your respective favorite teams are both kicking off their second-round playoff series on the first Monday in May.

When it’s Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and your team’s on the ice, even the Met Gala has to wait. That’s exactly what happened on Monday night when Justin Bieber, certified Canadian royalty and lifelong Maple Leafs fan opted for a night of hockey over couture.