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Patrick Kane Shootout Goal vs. Minnesota

Matt — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:01:47 +0000

It’s still early in the season, but I think we may have found an early favorite for shootout goal of the year. Last night, Patrick Kane dazzled and amazed fans with his shootout goal against Niklas Backstrom of the Minnesota Wild. Kane’s game winner saw him put his lightning quick hands on display as he deked back and forth several times before finally baiting Backstrom completely out of position and slamming the puck home in a wide open net.

Back in September, Patrick Kane said he was ready to elevate his game to the next level. With shootout goals like this one, it looks like he is well on his way. Take a look at Patrick Kane’s shootout goal vs. Minnesota below and leave us a comment with your thoughts.

Eliezer Sherbatov Ridiculous Breakaway Goal of the Year

Matt — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:55:26 +0000

Check out this ridiculous goal from Eliezer Sherbatov of the Israeli National Team. This dandy came from the IIHF Divison III Championships in April, but flew under the radar until recently. As you can see, Sherbatov actually pulls the puck back between his legs, flips it up, then tips it past the keeper. Absolutely insane goal, and one that will be hard to top.

If you’re wondering, Sherbatov currently plays in the QMJHL and split time between the Montreal Juniors and Baie-Comeau Drakkar last season. Here’s a link to his stats over at HockeyDB.

Todd Bertuzzi Trick Shot

Matt — Sat, 07 May 2011 09:45:18 +0000

Despite not having a great post-season thus far, up until last night I suppose, Todd Bertuzzi showed he still has a few tricks up his sleeve. This little gem came during a practice in San Jose prior to game two. Sure we’ve seen some guys make this trick shot before, but now we can add Todd Bertuzzi to the list.

Bobby Ryan Goal of the Year vs. Nashville

Matt — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 14:49:27 +0000

Did anyone catch game five between Anaheim and Nashville? If so, you were treated to one of the best goals from the 2010-11 NHL season and playoffs. After intercepting a David Legwand pass, Anaheim’s Bobby Ryan skated hard towards Pekka Rinne. At the blue line, Legwand was undressed for the first time, and between the circles, Ryan did it again cutting back the other way. After two ridiculous dangles, he went to his backhand and roofed it past Rinne.

Take a look at the video below, and let us know if you think this slick tally should be goal of the year!

Tomas Jurco at the 2011 CHL Skills Competition

Matt — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:30:59 +0000

Here are a couple dandy moves from the 2011 CHL skills competition, featuring Tomas Jurco. Hopefully this is a small taste of what we will see at the NHL skills competition later this week. Now with players like Steven Stamkos in the lineup, we should see some pretty incredible stuff.

Mikhail Grabovski Amazing Shootout Goal vs St. Louis Blues

Matt — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:48:51 +0000

You gotta feel for a guy like Ty Conklin who was on the wrong end of this amazing shootout goal from yesterday. Mikhail Grabovski, who has been known to pull off a spin-o-rama in a shootout before, took it one step further in this doozy. This one is definitely going to be in the running for shootout goal of the year.

Alexander Radulov Dangle and Goal

Matt — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 03:13:59 +0000

Alexander Radulov recently showed during international play that he is still a top talent in the hockey world. This goal came against team Finland and was just a remarkable individual effort. I’m sure hockey fans in Nashville wouldn’t mind Radulov coming back to the NHL.

Sick Shootout Goal From the USHL

Eddie — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 19:37:02 +0000

Upon stumbling on one of my favorite sports websites Deadspin this morning, I found a solid deke that occured in a shootout from the USHL. If you are unfamiliar with the USHL, it’s one of the primer junior hockey leagues in the country. Where the CHL (and it’s umbrella leagues WHL, OHL and QMJHL) is the feeder league for the NHL and other professional leagues, the USHL is the feeder system for players aspiring to play college hockey. Most, if not all, of your big-name division I schools recruit talent from this league as well as other smaller junior leagues in Canada. Left-handed shooting Travis Walsh of the Muskegon Lumberjacks is committed to Michigan State to continue on to college hockey. If he can dangle college goalies the way he did against Cedar Rapids, he will be pretty good for the Spartans. The video has also gone viral as it even made ESPN Sportscenter’s Top Plays over the weekend. The goal was so sick, even chicken noodle soup couldn’t help.

Jordan Eberle First Career NHL Goal

Matt — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:00:53 +0000

Edmonton Oilers rookie Jordan Eberle showed last night why he will be in the running for the Calder Trophy this season as the NHL Rookie of the Year. His two point effort against the Calgary Flames was a great start to the season, and was highlighted by this ridiculous shorthanded dangle for his first career NHL goal. Not a bad way to start your career, eh?

Claude Giroux and Matt Duchene Shootout Goals

Matt — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 20:00:44 +0000

It looks like Pavel Datsyuk spent his offseason teaching a camp on how to perform his signature shootout move, and Claude Giroux and Matt Duchene were two attendees. It seems like Giroux still has some work to do in order to refine his effort, but Matt Duchene pulled it off flawlessly. Gotta give both guys extra credit for roofing it with authority. Take a look at the videos: