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Pavel Datsyuk Leaves Behind Gift Card To Pay For Customers' Coffee At Starbucks

BLOOMFIELD TWP. (CBS Detroit) -- Some lucky coffee drinkers in Metro Detroit were treated to a Christmas surprise on Friday evening.

Customers at the Starbucks on Long Lake Road and Telegraph in Bloomfield Township made it all the way to the front of the line only to find out that their java had already been paid for.

Who was the generous mystery patron? None other than Detroit Red Wings star Pavel Datsyuk.

CBS Detroit's own Jamie Samuelsen was one of the lucky few who received a complimentary drink from Datsyuk, who left a gift card behind to pay for the beverages.

Starbucks employees said only that Datsyuk "paid it forward" and couldn't confirm how much was left by Datsyuk or how many people got free drinks out of it.

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