Jordan Staal Game-Tying Goal vs Blackhawks 12/5/2009

The Penguins set up s little trick play, have Jordan Staal set up all the way by the Blackhawks bench on a face-off. The Penguins won the face-off and Staal pinched down to the side of the net and Malkin takes a shot from the point, which gets redirected to Staal who puts it homw to tie the game with 1:32 left in regulation. (Chicago Blackhawks @ Pittsburgh Penguins - December 5, 2009)

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[blindspy]

play of the year

[Flawless0straint]

ahaha at 00:20 look at Jordan Staal and Bill Guerin. "It worked!"

[Treardet]

ha, I remember this play. How did they not defend him?

[Kartracer6]

@jimmydunphy1 Haha I could show you thousands of games with this same play. It's an everyday play. He's over there so he can get back to the bench or guard the net if the draw is lost.

[jimmydunphy1]

i think its amazing to see kids that have never played hockey, talk like they know something. Dear morons, staal is lined up on the far boards like that for on reason, so he doesnt get caught in traffic. Way over there, whos gonna go out of there way to defend someone on the boards? noone. He's got a clear lane to the net there, malkins shot goes to the net, and it works. stop bashing the play, it was a set play, it doesn't happen all the time, so shut it

[Kartracer6]

@blindspy not really....I mean I think the Chicago vs Nashville game 5 goal was better play with plays like this. It's not a trick play you see it all the time that's why I'm so confused at why they call it a trick play.

[blindspy]

@Kartracer6

I'm a hawks fan but can't say that's not a great piece of hockey.

[brutallyunbiased]

@Kartracer6 Yeah, well where were all of these "fans" when their team sucked balls...they are all fairweather fans, cheering on the latest success story in hockey...and as much as I like the Hawks, their fans are no different, they were non-existent when the team was in last.....which is how they got Kane and Toews...same goes for Crosby and Malkin.

[Kartracer6]

@brutallyunbiased I just got a kick out of how worked up these fans got over this play. Your comment confused me because you wrote that a play like this a coach either looks like a hero or a fool and it confused me.

[Kartracer6]

@blindspy not really...it's just a standard pull the goalie play....Pittsburgh fans get really worked up over little things

[brutallyunbiased]

@Kartracer6 It was just a simple rebound...nothing to get worked up about...just because Staal lined up on the far wall, means nothing....unless the draw goes to the right-winger and he fires it hard around the boards to Staal, then it is a set-play.

[Kartracer6]

@brutallyunbiased just saw your comment and thought I'd post on it. I'll ask what your input is on this play but I honestly don't understand why Pittsburgh fans think it's a trick play.