NHL preseason is a chance to iron out the kinks and get ready to be in top form for the start of the regular season. Jack Johnson is already in his mid-season form, being on ice for two goals against the Detroit Red Wings yesterday, including this embarrassing own goal.
Bowey uses Bertuzzi as a backboard, and Mantha forces a Pittsburgh defender to put it in his own net. #LGRW pic.twitter.com/YDHarxgH6n
— Ryan Hana (@RyanHanaWWP) September 22, 2019
Plainly enough, stuff happens when you play defense and own goals are a part of it sometimes.