The Buffalo Sabres were in trouble on Thursday night. They held a one-goal lead late in the third period against the New York Rangers when Peyton Krebs took an ill-timed double minor for high sticking that put the team's second-ranked penalty kill under immense pressure.
Mattias Samuelsson relieved the tension just 14 second later. The defenseman took a pass from Ryan McLeod, skated down the wing and, to borrow a phrase from the legendary Rick Jeanneret, ripped a wrist shot top shelf where momma hides the cookies over the shoulder of Rangers goalie Jonathan Quick.
"Definitely was trying to go short side there," Samuelsson told reporters.