Grabovski's shootout goal versus Blues; Beauty, Eh?

As I hadn't been down to a Toronto Maple Leafs game at the ACC for about five years, it was a true treat to get to go last night with my son Dave. The Leafs scored 15 seconds into the game (Colby Armstrong, assisted by Kris Versteeg and PEI's Darryl Boyce!), then fell behind 2-1 by the end of the first period.

In the second period the Buds came out strong, and went into the dressing room with a 4-2 lead. Early in the 3rd Phil Kessel scored his second of the evening to make it 5-2, and it seemed clear sailing from there.

But wait, shades of Russiamanaia for the second night in a row? The Blues came storming back with not 1, not 2, but 3 big goals to tie the game at 5-5 and almost win it in regulation and overtime. Which brings us to the shootout goal that was worth the price of admission.

Some of you kids in Leafs Nation may remember Mikhail Grabovski's "Spinorama" goal from last year, where he finished with a backhand, and the goalie in this video may have been expecting just that. In any case, this is one of the most impressive shootout goals you will ever see: