Sundin's 500th blows teammates away.
"Amazing," said Darcy Tucker, who had an excellent view of Sundin's shot in overtime as he sat in the penalty box. "The puck just jumped off his stick. I was out there when he scored his 400th goal and to see his 500th goal in overtime is special for everybody."Congratulations to Mats, one of the classiest players in the whole NHL.
Sundin is revered in the Maple Leafs dressing room and his penchant for coming through in the clutch is a big reason. Sundin leads the National Hockey League in regular-season career overtime goals with 15, and has 36 game-winning goals since the start of the 2000-01 season, which also is an NHL best.
That Sundin's milestone goal also was his third of the night, and shorthanded no less, meant something more to those who wear the blue and white.
"The whole team was rooting for Mats to get his third, but we did not say anything (for fear of bad luck)," Kyle Wellwood said. "He's incredible. I'm sure every fan in the building was elated to be a part of it. He makes such an impact on everyone around him, so it's fitting that he could do that for us."
2 comments:
Did the OT goal go off Kipper's glove? He looked square and ready.
It's hard to say for sure but I thought it went in clean.
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