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Pavel Datsyuk tricks 3 defenders into watching him, immediately passes for goal

The man is a snake-charmer.

by Patrick Iversen
Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports

Pavel Datsyuk has spent his entire career proving he is a wizard with the puck.

If you don't keep your eyes on him, he'll dazzle and dance around you and score a terrific goal. So the Sabres kept their eyes on him on Monday. And he still made them look foolish.

Datsyuk carried the puck through the Sabres' zone in the second period, which made all three defenders stare at him. Meanwhile, Brad Richards skated by them unseen and Datsyuk found him for a goal.

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You cannot beat Datsyuk.

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