The Lightning's Blake Coleman has quite the knack for scoring goals that consistently raise the question, "How'd he do that?"
He has scored a few one-handed beauties in his career, such as the one he notched in October's season-opener when the then-Devils forward flicked the puck past Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck.
That certainly was an early Goal of the Year candidate. But the one he scored on Tuesday night against Bruins goalie Jaroslav Halak took it up a whole other notch.
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In the first period of Game 2, Coleman took the pass from Zach Bogosian — who, by the way, was doing his own impressive move after rushing up the ice as he knocked the puck over to his teammate while falling — and somehow scored while leaping parallel to the ice.
Honestly, you'll just need to see it, from both views, to believe it:
Another look at the tying goal #GoBolts pic.twitter.com/fvbWYhcDPo
— Shayna (@hayyyshayyy) August 25, 2020
Easily, a Goal of the Summer candidate, if not the definitive winner already.
The whole goal was a beauty, from Bogosian splitting the Bruins defense to Coleman going airborne and ending up in the net along with the puck. And, of course, it got Tampa Bay on the board.
Coleman added a second goal in the third period to give Tampa Bay a short-lived 3-2 lead. The Lightning eventually won the game 4-3 in overtime on an Ondrej Palat goal.
Hedman 👉 Coleman 🥅
— Shayna (@hayyyshayyy) August 26, 2020
Coleman's second goal of the game gives the #GoBolts a 3-2 lead pic.twitter.com/61MXbfBIOq
With two markers on the night, Coleman, who was acquired just prior to the trade deadline in February from the Devils, now has three goals and five points in 10 postseason games. He posted 31 points (21 goals, 10 assists) in 57 games for New Jersey and one assist in nine games for Tampa Bay.