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Lauko almost tallied his first aim of the 2023 season in spectacular trend on Tuesday.
Bruins winger Jakub Lauko almost tallied his first aim of the 2023 season in spectacular trend.
Throughout Boston’s house sport in opposition to the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday, the fourth-line ahead got here inside inches of reeling off a gravity-defying lacrosse aim.
With 5:33 left within the opening interval, Lauko took a feed from Brandon Carlo whereas driving towards Minnesota’s internet. Gathering the biscuit behind the crimson line, Lauko put the puck on his stick blade, cradled it, and whipped it round the fitting put up and towards Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury.
Regardless of Lauko’s efforts, the puck sailed proper in entrance of Fleury and throughout the crease.
You’ll be able to watch Lauko’s try beneath.
Regardless of the pace and ability current in at present’s NHL, really pulling off such a tally in a sport setting is a uncommon feat. Carolina’s Andrei Svechnikov netted the primary one in an NHL sport on Oct. 29, 2019. The final participant to attain in such a trend was Columbus’ Kent Johnson on March 24, 2023.
It was an eventful first interval for Lauko, who additionally dropped the gloves with Minnesota’s Connor Dewar earlier within the body. Lauko landed a number of proper hooks in opposition to the Wild ahead, drawing cheers from the TD Backyard crowd.
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