NHL playoffs 2018: Matt Calvert scores on the best, worst breakaway move you'll ever see

Brandon Schlager

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Matt Calvert meant to do that. 

Bearing down on a breakaway, the Blue Jackets forward was in perfect position to tie Saturday's Game 5 against the Capitals at 2-all. He picked his spot — blocker high on a waiting Braden Holtby — and went to release a quick wrister from the slot. Except, he embarrassingly whiffed on the puck, then pulled off the greatest feat of improvisation you'll ever see.

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The whiff served as an accidental deke, Holtby committed hard to the shot and, somehow, Calvert maintained possession of the puck to pull off a spin-o-rama to the other side of the crease. The two crashed into the net, and the puck crossed the line.

Ray Ferraro's call on the goal, scored 4:45 into the second period, perfectly summed up the move, which definitely deserves a name.

 Calvert also scored the Blue Jackets' first goal in the first period — bringing his playoff total to three in five games.

Brandon Schlager

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Brandon Schlager is an assistant managing editor at The Sporting News. A proud Buffalo, N.Y. native and graduate of SUNY Buffalo State, he joined SN as an intern in 2014 and now oversees editorial content strategy.