In the world where self-quarantine is all the buzz, the thought emerged about what has been the Pittsburgh Penguins’ best goal of the season to date? It happened somewhat recently, but it’s impossible to ignore the dirty dangle of Evgeni Malkin through presumptive Norris trophy winner John Carlson against the Capitals last month.
After leaving Carlson in the dust, pulling the puck back to the forehand to shoot instead of continuing towards a backhand shot proved to be the chef’s kiss for Malkin to beat Braden Holtby who had to be wondering what the heck just happened.