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Zach Parise prevents Wild goal, then atones for it (Video)
Jake Allen of the St. Louis Blues was brilliant in Game 1 of their Central Division semifinal series on Wednesday night against the Minnesota Wild.
But during one sequence in the third period, he had help in keeping the puck out of his net … from one of the Wild’s star players.
With his team down 1-0, Zach Parise prevented his own teammate from scoring when his stick inadvertently cleared a puck that was headed over the goal line
Here’s the painful close-up:
A closer look at how the puck stayed out of the @StLouisBlues net in the third period of #MINvsSTL. #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/Ea7Ce45nYk
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) April 13, 2017
Ugh.
But as Zach Parise taketh away, he also giveth.
Atoning for that unfortunate defensive effort on the part of the Blues, Parise sniped the game-tying goal with 22.7 seconds left in regulation, off a disgusting feed from the Wild’s Mikko Koivu:
Wow ????
That apple by Granny is the @Hyvee helper of the game. #MINvsSTL pic.twitter.com/KVq5geTFPD
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) April 13, 2017
Just like coach Bruce Boudreau drew it up, we imagine.
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Greg Wyshynski is a writer for Yahoo Sports. Contact him at puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com or find him on Twitter. His book, TAKE YOUR EYE OFF THE PUCK, is available on Amazon and wherever books are sold.
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