Calgary Flames forward Elias Lindholm scored an incredible shorthanded goal in the first period of his team’s game against the Washington Capitals on Saturday.
With Juuso Välimäki sitting in the penalty box, Lindholm broke into the Capitals’ zone on the forecheck and managed to muscle defenceman John Carlson off the puck with a terrific individual effort.
With nobody between Lindholm and Capitals goaltender Vitek Vanecek, the Swedish centre made a quick move to get the puck onto his forehand and fired a shot that deflected off the crossbar before hitting the back of the net.
Here’s the video of the goal, as posted to Twitter by Sportsnet:
Lindholm’s shorthanded goal put the Flames up 3-0 late in the first period.