“Mikko Rantanen said out loud what everyone else was thinking:
Wow.
You could read his lips in a 6-3 Avalanche road win Tuesday night over the Capitals after Artturi Lehkonen dished his assist-of-the-year candidate on the team’s fourth goal. Call it the double nutmeg.
On a power-play chance, Lehkonen received the puck near the crease with his back turned to Rantanen in the opposite circle. That’s when Lehkonen made a blind backward pass through his legs — and the legs of Capitals defenseman John Carlson — for a perfect setup to Rantanen’s wicked wrister. ”
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“We’re up all night to get Lehky!” – Avs radio broadcaster last night
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“Mikko Rantanen said out loud what everyone else was thinking:
Wow.
You could read his lips in a 6-3 Avalanche road win Tuesday night over the Capitals after Artturi Lehkonen dished his assist-of-the-year candidate on the team’s fourth goal. Call it the double nutmeg.
On a power-play chance, Lehkonen received the puck near the crease with his back turned to Rantanen in the opposite circle. That’s when Lehkonen made a blind backward pass through his legs — and the legs of Capitals defenseman John Carlson — for a perfect setup to Rantanen’s wicked wrister. ”
Article by Kyle Fredrickson is not paywalled.
“We’re up all night to get Lehky!” – Avs radio broadcaster last night