Even when a star couple appears at a hometown team’s game, fans don’t always notice. This is what happened when Olivia Dunne and her boyfriend, MLB star Paul Skenes, went to see the New Jersey Devils play the Buffalo Sabres on December 22.

Dunne, who looked stunning in Prudential Center in Newark, wore a bright red long-sleeve top and a black beanie, and Skenes wore a brown checked coat atop a beige top and a dark baseball cap.

However, that night, fortune did not favor the couple’s side, as the Sabres scored 3-1, continuing their six-match winning streak, and the Devils lost in spite of Jack Hughes scoring early in the game. But after the game, the Devils’ official Instagram account made sure to highlight the couple in their way.

They shared images and videos on Instagram of the two in the stands, and at one point, Olivia Dunne is cheering, “Go Devils!” The ex-LSU Tiger was raised in Westwood, New Jersey, and practiced at ENA in Paramus. And the Devils have never been far out of her heart; in fact, she even donned a Devils jersey last year and was featured on the arena jumbotron, cheered by the fans.

This time, however, online reactions were far from enthusiastic. Although many Devils fans loved the game and featured on the team’s Instagram, the brutal loss left the majority of fans angrily reacting and not interested in the star-studded outing.

Olivia Dunne can’t win over mocking Devils fans

One fan added, “I’d rather celebrate winning games than this.” Another added, “Glad you caught this, now go catch some scoring..” It seems like, for many fans, the game itself always comes first. Yet it’s hard to ignore why Olivia Dunne didn’t get attention

Beyond gymnastics, Livvy is a social media powerhouse with 5.3 million Instagram followers, having turned her college athlete platform into major NIL deals. Her fame has grown further through modeling, magazine covers, and being named on influential creator lists. Meanwhile, Paul Skenes also commands attention as a top MLB prospect, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 Draft.

However, in this Devils game, fans’ primary concern remained the team’s performance. And there might be more reasons why fans ignored her. Like in previous outings, Olivia Dunne had actively engaged with the team and fans, wearing a custom jersey and interacting playfully. This time, she was just another attendee. From a fan perspective, it’s a reasonable stance: NHL crowds, especially Devils supporters, value game outcomes over who’s sitting in the stands.

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One more added, “Where is the Tate McRae photo?” It seems the fan was actually more interested in the pop singer than anyone else. Tate McRae attended the Devils game, and her appearance coincided with regular fans being excited to see the return of Devils player Jack Hughes, who had been out with an illness. Fans seemed to link the pop star’s presence to the Hughes while ignoring Livvy.

Another NHL fan added, “Literally the most irrelevant post I’ve seen today.” One more added, “You guys are so bad 😂😂.” Another added, “lol devils aren’t good 😂.”

To the Devils’ supporters, the frustration was not over seeing celebrities; it was over the game just failing them. The Devils started out well when Jack Hughes opened the scoring at 8:51 in the first period with a clean snap shot, putting New Jersey ahead 1-0, eliciting hearty applause from the home audience. The achievement of the goal by Hughes was particularly important because it was his first appearance in 18 months since a hand operation.

The tide, however, soon turned. The Sabres were very strong in the second period: using his fourth goal of the season, Josh Norris managed to draw the game at 1-1. Soon, Zach Benson scored a goal to put Buffalo ahead at 16:05, defeating Devils goalie Jake Allen to score 2-1. It was over in the third period when Peyton Krebs broke through with an empty-net goal towards the end of the frame that sealed a 3-1 game in favor of Buffalo.

For Devils supporters, the scoreboard was much more important than the star sightings, such as Olivia Dunne and Paul Skenes.