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Hurricanes score thanks to a crazy bounce

Look at that puck fly.

Justin K. Aller

You have to feel a little bad for Dallas Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen here because, really, what is he supposed to do about a bounce like this?

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That's a shot from Carolina Hurricanes defenseman John-Michael Liles that bounced off of something in the slot (presumably his teammate Eric Staal, who was initially credited with the goal) then soared 20 feet in the air before falling into the net. This is like hockey's answer to the Eephus pitch.

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