The shot from Anthony Mantha looked relatively effortless, just a flick of his wrist after a deke bought him space.
But for the newest Washington Capitals winger, who made his debut Tuesday in a blowout win against the Philadelphia Flyers, the puck flew off his stick and gave an indication of why general manager Brian MacLellan was so enamored by him.
At 6-foot-5, Mantha brings physicality to the Capitals’ forward line. But he also has a nimbleness that he showed to skate across the blueline, as well as a rocket of a shot.