herman said:
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
I really liked the Tavares defense that led to that goal
I think it was Nuge that JT just said nope to, ripped the puck away from him and started the breakout and touch back to set up Nylander for the pull back and slightly lucky snipe.
I just rewatched this play.
NHL.com actually catches the Tavares defense in their clip.
Kris Russell (!) springs McDavid at the blueline with a stretch pass at about 1:51 left in the 2nd, who quickly crosses over with Ennis with a drop pass.
Tavares, fresh off a change, harasses him immediately, grabs inside position on Ennis' turnback and asses him out of the play and stick lifts Ennis' over extended posture easily. Puck is freed up for Rielly.
Rielly carries to the line and reverses flow again by going back to Tavares who was shooting up the left wall. Tavares crosses into the centre lane using Kerfoot's soft/slow pick and finds Nylander who was carrying a bit more speed and space.
Caleb Jones leaves his feet to try to Brodie the puck off Nylander in the right-slot and gets a little bit of it, but not enough. Tyson Barrie has a really good view of Nylander pulling the puck back. Smith slides into position from tracking Tavares and gets into position, but Nylander shoots mid-blocker against the grain, off Smith's arm and in. Josh Archibald and Tyler Ennis look on with reluctant awe and the fake crowd goes wild.