The Minnesota Wild came into Saturday night’s game with their AHL roster but the Washington Capitals gave them some confidence with a cross-rink own goal in the second period.
The play began when Mats Zuccarello was called for tripping. The Capitals pulled Zach Fucale for the 6-on-5 advantage when Carl Hagelin tried to pass the puck back to the blue line.
The only problem? Nobody there was there to receive the pass.
On a delayed penalty, the Caps score on their own goal lmao. pic.twitter.com/WRLBzS0osl
— Hockey Wilderness (@hockeywildernes) January 9, 2022
Hagelin’s pass traveled nearly 200 feet into the back of his own net, giving Marcus Foligno his 100th career goal.
The marker put a positive spin on a miserable second period where Kevin Fiala went to the penalty box three times and the Wild went into the third intermission down 2-1.
