Racing down the side, New Jersey Devils forward Miles Wood skates with the puck towards the net by himself. It’s the most exciting play in hockey. The breakaway. Everyone in the arena and at home hold their breath for the around three seconds it takes to develop and then finish with either utter jubilation or severe disappointment.
As we all know, Miles Wood ended those types of plays in disappointment more often than not. It’s nice that the last one ended up being beautiful. However, it doesn’t take away the boom-or-bust factor of Wood.