Jakob Chychrun randomly attempts to score a Michigan during a Capitals' power play: 'We've never even seen him try that'

"With 16:55 remaining in regulation and the Capitals and Flames tied 1-1, the 27-year-old defenseman took a pass from Dylan Strome deep in Calgary's zone and picked the puck up on his blade as he wrapped around the net. Chychrun lifted the puck toward the top left corner of the cage but was ultimately stopped by Flames goaltender Devin Cooley. The 28-year-old backstop squeezed his entire 6-foot-5 frame into the top portion of his net to avoid getting embarrassed by the Capitals' top offensive blueliner."

""We've never even seen him try that," head coach Spencer Carbery said. "Usually when guys have pulled that off, they've either done it in their career earlier, which I haven't seen him do it on any film that I've seen, or they work on it, and they do it in practice every once in a while. I've never seen him even try to attempt it in the two years I've been around him in practice. So, that was a new one in his golf bag.""

With 16:55 remaining and the game tied 1-1, Jakob Chychrun received a pass from Dylan Strome, wrapped around the net, and picked the puck up on his blade for a Michigan attempt. He lifted the puck toward the top-left corner, but Flames goaltender Devin Cooley squeezed his 6-foot-5 frame into the top of the net to make the stop. Tom Wilson said the goalie looked behind and was over on the play, calling Chychrun's attempt smooth. No NHL player has scored a Michigan since 2023-24, and no defender has ever done so. Chychrun skated 19:09 with two shots, a penalty drawn, one hit, and two blocked shots, but did not return after a late blindside hit by Nazem Kadri.

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