LOOK: David Letterman rocks huge Santa Claus beard at Capitals game, nearly unrecognizable

It’s no secret that former late-night TV host David Letterman is a huge Washington Capitals fan, so it wasn’t surprising to see him at Game 1 of the Penguins-Capitals series at Verizon Center on Thursday night.

Letterman was shown on TV during the game, and was seated next to the a young lady at the time.

Check out the beard, though. He could literally smuggle things into the country in that thing.

Mr. David @Letterman! #RockTheRed https://t.co/Cu802Dg3vR

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) April 28, 2017

Even Letterman’s presence wasn’t enough to lift the Caps to victory, though, as they lost a close one, 3-2.