Detroit — Even when describing the goal afterward, again and again, the smile wasn’t disappearing from Evgeny Svechnikov’s face.
This wasn’t really work. Svechnikov was retelling the description of his first NHL goal. No wonder the smile never left.
“I tried to feed Frky (Martin Frk), and he shot it and it bounced right on my tape,” said Svechnikov, who was in the slot, looking straight at Flyers goalie and former Red Wings teammate Petr Mrazek, who was trying to regain his footing. “I tried to shoot it again and it went in. (It was) best feeling.