Los Angeles: There are goals struck so well it can be hard to see the puck until it hits the net. And then there are those like the game-winner in the Los Angeles Kings’ 4-1 victory on Thursday night over the Detroit Red Wings.
This puck danced, took odd bounces, trickled off the back of unsuspecting goalie Jared Coreau and then landed behind the goal line to give the Kings a 2-1 lead at 8:22 of the third period.
“When plays like that happen, it’s kind of in slow motion,” Kings forward Anze Kopitar said. “I was right at the post seeing the puck tumble. I’m thinking, what’s going to happen? Can I get a stick on it? And then it rolled down his back. And I started celebrating.”
Misfortune is all the Red Wings have known of late. Thursday marked their season-worst eighth consecutive defeat.
