Hurricanes vs. Bruins, round one, game one. Boston leads 3-2 about halfway through the third period. The Bruins have controlled much of the game, but the Canes are right there, and need a big goal to even the score. One might have looked to one of the usual suspects to come through in the clutch: Sebastian Aho, Teuvo Teravainen, Andrei Svechnikov, Dougie Hamilton, etc.
Haydn Fleury, to the casual observer, would have seemed like an odd choice. After all, the defenseman had just four career NHL goals, and had yet to score one in the postseason.