Not every key play in a hockey game is going to be a goal. This time around, we’re going to look at a play that turned out just to be a pretty good defensive play on a shuffle by the last man back. Jonathan Ericsson once more factors into one of these things.
To set things up, the Wings and Blues were tied with under six to go in the third period. We were already in a situation where the next goal would have won the game. The Blues got speed up ice, but aggressive play by the goalie and smart defensive coverage negated it.