Matthew Tkachuk sure knows how to dazzle.
The 23-year-old winger put the cherry on top of the Calgary Flames’ 6-0 win over the New York Rangers on Saturday, scoring a fantastic goal with a between-the-legs move late in the third period.
With the crowd still buzzing in the wake of Milan Lucic’s recent goal, Tkachuk received a feed from Johnny Gaudreau just a few feet in front of Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin. With his back facing Shesterkin, Tkachuk put his stick between his legs and shot the puck into the top-left corner of the net. Cue the “Plays of the Year” countdown.