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Originally Posted by Gaskal
Mostly luck. Winnipeg has likely studied Calgary's PP and knows about Monahan being an option for the slap pass. That's why Thorburn was lifting his stick repeatedly as soon as Johnny was looking for an option.
So Johnny blasts it to Wideman at the backdoor - while way too far off and too fast to one-time, it's certainly not out of reach for a grab & stuff.
Enstrom moved his stick blade into the lane after the slap-pass was off. If he had his stick at another angle it would've been quite a spectacular defensive play. Well, he sure blocked it.. right into his own net! |
After Johnny shoots, Wideman doesn't even make an attempt to receive the pass. He is in the exact same position before Gaudreau shoots as he is when it hits Enstrom's stick. Watch his head, he's thinking the puck is going wide and out of the zone.
That means either Gaudreau missed Wideman by 5 feet on the wrong side with nobody in his face, or he was playing Enstrom. Or luck
