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The Lightning gifted the Blackhawks a goal with this goalie-destroying blunder

The Lightning gifted the Blackhawks a goal with this goalie-destroying blunder

by Patrick Iversen
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

The most absurd goal of the NHL playoffs came in the most pivotal game of the Stanley Cup Final. It was a doozy.

When the Chicago Blackhawks cleared the puck in the first period of Game 5, Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Ben Bishop decided to come way out of his net to play the puck.

It was an awful decision.

Keep in mind that Bishop is 6'6 and the guy he ran into, Victor Hedman, is 6'6. That's like two freight trains colliding. Patrick Sharp has that crazy, thunderous blunder to thank for the easiest goal of his career.

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