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Cam Atkinson scores an impressive backhand goal while falling down

Luck or excellent timing? You be the judge!

Kevin Hoffman-USA TODAY Sports
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We're pretty sure Blue Jackets forward Cam Atkinson just created his own signature move: the falling sideways backhand shovel. It took a tremendous amount of hand-eye coordination and timeliness to get a stick on that puck and shove it into the net. It will never happen again.

It also gave the Blue Jackets a 3-1 lead over the New York Rangers in Rick Nash's return to Columbus.

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