Granted, for the majority of us on this side of the Atlantic our ice hockey knowledge doesn’t extend far beyond The Mighty Ducks.
Nevertheless, we can still appreciate that this was a ruddy great save.
Washington Capitals’ Jay Beagle isn’t even a goalkeeper / goaltender / net minder (whatever they’re called), yet still managed to pull off an absolute worldy of a stop in Game six of his team’s Eastern Conference semifinal against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
With Braden Holtby – the one who’s supposed to be in goal – out of position and stickless, Beagle flung himself towards his vacant net, stopping an almost certain goal from Patric Hornqvist.
The crossbar camera captured Jay Beagle's game-saving stop in OT. #WSHvsPIT #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/zuD5TsVeO0
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) May 11, 2016
Such a fairytale eh? Surely, with such a significant game-changing moment going in their favour, victory was assured for the Capitals?
Well… no, actually. The ferocious-sounding Penguins won the the game just minutes later, meaning Beagle’s heroics meant absolutely cock all.
