Blind The Goalie & Score

Here’s a brilliant shootout goal in which Nicklas Hagman pulls the old “blind the goalie and sneak the puck past him” trick that we’ve all pulled in peewee hockey. It’s a pretty simply strategy. If you spray up enough ice, the goalie won’t be able to see where the puck is going. Check it out below:

December 10, 2009

A Sweet Stamkos Goal

I’m currently in Dallas, where I just watched the Stars beat the Lightning in overtime on Saturday night from the beautiful American Airlines Arena. In that game Steven Stamkos scored on an awesome snap shot from the circles, but his goal a couple of nights earlier is (in my opinion) even better than Ovechkin’s lying on his back goal a few years ago.

Stamkos fires a quick shot on net and then manages to backhand the rebound in out of the air while he’s sitting on his butt and sliding into the boards. You’ve got to see it to believe it:

November 29, 2009

Brad May’s No Goal

If you missed it, Brad May scored his first goal as a red wing – the only problem is that for some reason they decided it wasn’t a goal. It’s pretty clear from the video that the puck went in, 2 or 3 seconds pass, and then the whistle blows. Have a look for yourself, and try not to think about whether or not the call would have been different if it were Crosby and the Penguins instead of Brad May.

Bonus Video: Ever wonder which city has the most classless fans in the league? Right now, that goes to Anaheim after these fans starting throwing punches when Niedermayer tried to give a stick to a girl in the stands. Check it out:

November 19, 2009

Kessel’s First As A Leaf

Phil Kessel netted his first goal as a leaf the other day. It’s a far stretch from a “great goal” since it probably would have gone in anyway had he not touched it (and I’m not just saying that because I own Blake in one of my leagues and am bitter about him stealing a goal….no I wouldn’t do that…) It’s “monumental” because the Leafs are counting on Kessel to provide a significant chunk of offense for them, and he hasn’t done that yet.

It’s easy to look past this goal, especially considering who it was scored against and how he’s playing this season (yeah, I own him too and am refusing to say his name)

Anyway, check it out – and be sure to mock it in the comments.

November 11, 2009

Cleary Scores Number 100.

Congrats to Dan Cleary on scoring his 100th career NHL goal. It was an ugly loss to the Leafs, but Cleary’s goal was a pretty one. Check it out:

November 8, 2009

Tavares First Goal

Every week we’ll feature what we thing is a great goal in the “great goals” category. This week’s goal isn’t that pretty, but it is pretty monumental. It’s the first goal for the first round pick, John Tavares. Hopefully (for the lackluster Ilsanders) it’s also the first of many to come.

October 4, 2009