Patrick Kane | Sick Shootout Goal

One of the best shootout goals I've seen. And at the end, one of the easiest. When you are as fast, creative, and as dangerous as Patrick Kane, this is how you can end a game. Awesome.

Comments

[Josh M]

a. They should have a shot clock on shootouts.
b. Where's the poke check?!

[Steve McCoy]

a. As long as the puck is moving toward the goal, he's good. Sorry but you don't get to change the rules because Kane made the goalie look stupid. And dude, it was 5 seconds. Are you gonna make it 4 seconds?
b. You don't try to steal the ball from Michael Jordan as he drives to the hoop. You will get beat.

[Josh M]

(I'm not a Minnesota fan.)

a. No way was that puck moving toward the goal the whole time. Kane stopped 10 ft. from the net and wiggled around until the goalie fell.

b. http://youtu.be/oavD8OEjUYc

[Steve McCoy]

a. It was. He was.
b. Right. Because what I meant was no one could ever do it, ever, not even once. You don't think Kaner was looking for a stick check as he got closer? Note: the second the goalie's stick heads toward the puck first toward Kane and then to the goalie's left, Kane scores on a wide open goal on the goalie's right because it was the wrong move. Stick check FAIL.

[Richard]

Amazing "goal", to be sure. Still, here's how I'd like to change the shootout format (but not legit penalty shots in regulation and OT). Have a chaser. The shooter would be given an 8-10ft. head start on the chaser (eg. chaser starts at centre ice and chaser starts outside the centre circle). Rarely, if ever, would the chaser catch up to the shooter, but it would mean that the shooter would have to make a legitimate hockey play rather than a circus shot (leave those to the NBA!). This would make the shootout much more exciting by adding the element of speed, making it a real breakaway, arguably the most exciting play in hockey.

[Scott Eaton]

That was sweet!