You'd be forgiven for initially mistaking the player who scored the first Washington Capitals goal in Game 6 for Alex Ovechkin.
T.J. Oshie fired a slap-shot goal so hard that he fell down
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After all, swinging a slap shot so hard that you fall and tumble head-first on the ice seems like a patented goal from the Capitals’ captain.
You'd be wrong. That was T.J. Oshie swinging a prayer shot while losing a battle with gravity.
Great effort, but it might not be enough. The Capitals trailed 3-1 heading into the third period in a win-or-go-home Game 6.
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