The Washington Capitals are now 5-1 to start the season after Alex Ovechkin’s fifth goal in as many games broke a 2-2 tie against the Vancouver Canucks.
Tyler Toffoli dekes Martin Jones out of his skates

Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY SportsToffoli starts on the forehand, then goes inside, outside, inside again, toe drags around Jones’ sprawling pad and manages to bank the puck off of the Sharks’ cage before depositing it home.
What might be more impressive about the goal is the fact that all three Sharks playing defense were just as dazzled by Toffoli’s moves as Jones was. Seriously, he was left all alone in front with no San Jose pressure to disrupt the sequence. Good for Toffoli, bad for the Sharks.
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Adam Hunger-USA TODAY SportsRick Nash doesn’t need the puck to go in to score

Adam Hunger-USA TODAY SportsThere’s actually precedence in the NHL rulebook on this crazy play, which you can read below.
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Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY SportsJordin Tootoo celebrates goal with Chicken Dance?

Elsa/Getty ImagesYou do you, Jordin. You do you.
Read Article >Wennberg scores impossible angle goal on Dubnyk

Aaron Doster-USA TODAY SportsDubnyk may not necessarily be at fault on the goal, as it seems he steps on his defenseman in front which causes him to make one stride too many in an attempt to cover up the post.
Still, it’s a nice first goal of the year from Wennberg, who let the puck go from a tight angle at the bottom of the left circle to cap off a solid play.
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