Bruins winger Jakub Lauko nearly tallied his first goal of the 2023 season in impressive fashion.
During Boston’s home game against the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday, the fourth-line forward came within inches of reeling off a gravity-defying lacrosse goal.
With 5:33 left in the opening period, Lauko took a feed from Brandon Carlo while driving toward Minnesota’s net. Gathering the biscuit behind the red line, Lauko put the puck on his stick blade, cradled it, and whipped it around the right post and toward Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury.
Despite Lauko’s efforts, the puck sailed right in front of Fleury and across the crease.