A man and wife stand at the alter as they get married.
Two people are going to a hockey game
The two people may or may not be a man and wife, and they are not standing at an alter if they are going to a hockey game. Also, the people involved are not man and wife until after they get married, not "as" they get married.
If a man and woman stand at the altar to get married then they are not going to a hockey game.  People do not have to be a man and wife.
GETTING MARRIED DIFFERS FROM PLAYING A HOCKEY GAME