NHL Players Known for One Play

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[@leflur9754]

Yakupov’s celebration was fitting in hindsight, the only big goal he’d ever score in the NHL. Had to get it in while he could, LOL.

[@aidenrajkovic7099]

Shows his character well there. Scores a goal that dowsnt win the game and celebrates like it's for the cup. Selfish waste of talent he was.

[@Oilerator_]

That wasn't the only NHL goal he scored, what? This isn't even his first goal...

[@Oilerator_]

@@aidenrajkovic7099 Do you understand the context of the goal? I think the celebration was appropriate.

[@yahiroy1466]

But still got paid decently beats my job of flipping burgers and coming online to bash people who did something better then what am doing. Smfh

[@davejohnson9989]

Even in the hockey players world you dont celly like that. Game 7 or a series clincher in overtime perhaps but not a goalie pulled tying goal. Crowd was nuts and I watched the game. I even remember the announcers saying more on the celly than the goal. Not bashing the guy just know guys in the hockey culture and they frowned upon it.

[@jaykay1640]

I wanna say Yakapov’s probably more known for that celly than the actual goal

[@doaftheloaf]

fleury's was better, but theo did a lot more in his career, too.

[@toewsheggedal5788]

doaftheloaf 100%

[@jaykay1640]

doaftheloaf I’m saying Yakapov himself is more known for the celly than the actual play lol

[@kp-tv9ik]

I cringe every time I see the clip, it's just so over the top

[@markoutwithmark]

Agreed. So much so that his entire Warrior marketing campaign was images of that celly and nothing else.

[@Ok-ik4ww]

“Malik not a noted goal scorer” Malik: Noted

[@scuddbucket3300]

Malike: “And I took that personally”

[@etiendre]

The play Marek Malik did just shows that even though he’s absolutely not a goal scorer, no beer leaguers would ever touch the puck against him. Just shows how highly skilled these guys are.

[@carterclonts5110]

Worked with a guy who played D1 at brown and bounced around in the minor leagues and he’d show up barley tie his skates (laces were torn to shreds) and man this guy could skate like the wind

[@nicklane7472]

I skated a couple times with a guy that skated in the ECHL and boy was this guy waaaayyyy better than us. Our best guy played hockey at a community college and was pretty darn good. But this guy was so much better

[@patty.rick6]

@@nicklane7472 hey wait a minute you're the goalie for the colombus heat aren't you

[@angrybuffalofan1750]

I always thought the Yakupov goal was an OT winner. Goodness that’s embarrassing

[@zachfakename3747]

ANGRY BUFFALO FAN honestly that play right there was the reason why he should not have been picked 1st overall

[@flipe125]

fr lol ,sliding on ur knee for a 1 sec then getting back up maybe , but not like that

[@ladscrimpton8590]

It's so out of place in hockey. Maybe in other sports, it's more common, but skating away from your teammates just because you wanna be the center of attention.... that is just frustrating. All the good players in the NHL understand that it takes everyone on the ice to score, I guess Nail always thought he was too good for that. Good riddance.

[@mathiscaty4408]

Yakupov was so selfish. I cant remember wich GM said that, even if was avaible 15th, the team wouldnt have picked him because he was not answering any question and was acting Like everything was owed to him

[@clarkesuperman]

The reason it was hyped because the oilers just had the tying goal called back on a borderline call so the fans just finished throwing stuff on the ice

[@Tegan4114]

The Keith Ballard slash on Vokun is still one of the stupidest plays ever.

[@DouglasEdward84]

Even more unbelievable is that he didn't get any punishment from the league or team, I get it's an accident but a one or two game suspension or small fine was appropriate.

[@andyc9979]

@@DouglasEdward84 what's even more unbelievable is he skated away and didn't show enough concern. What a dumb play. Dude was a solid d man too.

[@malcolmholmes2596]

@@andyc9979 he lost a step when injuries hit him as a canuck... A shame cuz those playoff games would be the biggest games of his career... When he was at his worse and he wasnt able to turn it back on again. his role on the team turned into an expensive over paid 7th/8th dman which lead to an inevitable buyout

[@tynao2029]

Vokun should have taken his goalie stick when he got out of the hospital and crushed Keith's head with it

[@JoeBeanBob]

@@DouglasEdward84 didnt look like an accident to me

[@isaacwest276]

I love how casual Malík was scoring that goal despite only ever scoring 33 goals in his career. Maybe he was just tired.

[@demetrimesogitis4260]

Yakupov celebrating like that without his teammates was foreshadowing of his career

[@anthonymoring7061]

Nail slid all the way to the KHL 😅 Edit: Thanks for the 1k likes

[@incinc9068]

Brutal

[@rainjnoski8233]

That’s f*****n gold lmao 🤣

[@mathiscaty4408]

Lol. At the Time he was on his way to the top of the league! At least thats what he tought

[@braydenmartin3666]

Fun fact about Nail, if your lucky he’ll call you a fat fuck if you call him a bust

[@eruan465]

Slid straight to Siberia😂

[@xczechr]

That Malik goal shall always be my favorite. The celly is icing on the cake.

[@Reckless_Metal]

“Icing” lol!!!

[@avxntvra]

Especially when u consider that shootout went like 15 rounds

[@nicholasargiros1331]

@@avxntvraThat honestly makes it so much better. The move is standard nowadays, but he was the first one to do it.

[@JesterC88]

In a liberty jersey too

[@38Marvin38]

@@nicholasargiros1331 Robert Kysela succesfuly did it in 2001 (in Playoff!!) in czech league. And even better - right into the corner.

[@Dmc225]

A fun fact about Steve Smith: he got the Oilers eliminated in 1986, but when they won the cup the next year, Gretzky handed it off to him first.

[@valentinoc68]

I’ve seen the clip so many times but I don’t know the full context. Was this game 7 of the finals? And was his goal the eventual game winner or no?

[@1961casey]

And from then on, whenever he entered the saddledome to play he was 'encouraged' to shoot the puck every time he touched by the flames fans. "Shooooooooooot" Of course it got a little difficult when he was later picked by the flames to play for them.

[@17Helton]

The strange thing about Smith being on this list is that it happened so early in his career and that he recovered mentally and went on to have a fine career. Most of the guys on the list weren't around long. Smith won 3 Cups in EDM including 15 points in 22 games in '89-90 with a (+15).

[@jimmywilliams8045]

Gretz always pure class.

[@Randomhandleig]

Another fact about Steve smith: He scored a own goal

[@sjdesmone]

Yakipov celebrated like he just walked through the whole team. McDavid does it for real and looks embarrassed.

[@johnbiebe4092]

did patrick stefan kick ray ferraos dog or something?

[@soulessshadow5356]

As a Stars fan my entire life, I was so very pissed off at Stefan for that. Not because he didn't put it in the goal, but because he passed it back over his head right into the waiting stick of an Oilers player. What Ray Ferraro said about him though was out of line, and quite frankly Ferraro just proved how much of a prick he can be with that call.

[@vinny_vertigo]

The real reason Yakupov did that that was because the game was the worst, worst officiated game in the history of the NHL. Cherry was disgusted, but he never saw the whole game, the refs were disgusting.

[@johnbiebe4092]

@@vinny_vertigo So he slid on the ice because of bad officiating? I must of missed that

[@mattmccutcheon2683]

@@vinny_vertigo they’re talking about a different play dude

[@twomstone_17]

Agreed, the puck flipped on him, it's not like he was showboating or pulled a move like that Preds guy who roofed it into the stands from 2 feet out on an empty net. Just a bad luck play.

The first player that came to my mind was Stepan

[@lucass3675]

U mean Stefan

[@andrewruggiero1735]

@@lucass3675 your right the guy who made the comment idiot lol

[@ajstach4011]

stepan was a major piece of the rangers for years but ogie

[@ryans413]

First for me was Stephan then Yakapov lol

[@mathiscaty4408]

Same hahah

[@ugotthicksinceuhadthatbaby4279]

Man I miss Ben Smith, my friend who stays in Chicago texted me and said “some guy who played for the Blackhawks just came into my store, he said his name is Ben Smith.. do you know who he is?” And I said get his autograph. Long story long I have a Ben Smith autograph on a Ross receipt

[@wyattmack9071]

All of Yakupovs teammates were like “Dude where tf are you going 🙄”

[@snarzetax]

yeah, it was early in the season as well so they're also saying, "wtf is the big deal?"

[@TayR0C]

@@snarzetax The Oilers got a goal called back right before and it was one of the worst calls in hockey history.

[@snarzetax]

@@TayR0C yeah, in game 10 of the regular season. Yawn, wtf was the big deal?

[@lilPerc30]

@@snarzetax you get to thr playoffs from doing good in the regular season not get screwed over

[@tylerp1105]

We all have to actually give Stefan some leniency here, that puck hit an invisible ramp on the ice.

[@stevensmith5160]

His biggest mistake was that he gave the puck away after the miss he should have just put it behind the net net there was only 9 seconds left He could even try to freeze the puck. They were up a goal

[@TayR0C]

He's a professional hockey player. He should know there's snow in the crease late in the game. He fucked up. 100 percent his fault.

[@nap2149]

@@TayR0C Yeah it was his fault. But it was like 90% unluckiness and 10% his fault

[@jackoblllllllll]

@@TayR0C I agree, 100% his fault, but the truth is that even Crosby or Ovechkin can mess up like this.

[@ryancurley2351]

The Toskala goal can also apply to Rob Davison who scored the goal, also, no one would’ve cared about Stefan missing the net if Hemsky never scored

[@6th_Army]

Still, it did have one of the best crowd energy moments.

[@AcensionGaming_]

It amazes me the amount of people misspelling Patrik Stefan especially since it shows his name in the video

[@the6ig6adwolf]

People are stupid

[@alecpavey9964]

Welcome to the internet; Where clowns with digital keyboards misspell, and misinform - even with spellcheck and headers to reference. Clowns, all of them.

[@juhojalonen3046]

Same with Laine

[@timbrown3666]

Patrik Stefan also sucked, can't really blame them.

[@VillageBoy44]

This 2006-07 Oilers lineup brings back so many memories of playing them in NHL 07. And what a list of names that was! Hemsky, Smyth, Horncoff... Thanks for reviving it man!

[@okay6o]

Ray Ferraro shitting on Stepan always pissed me off. That couldn’t have been unluckier the way the puck skipped over his stick. He went for the safest tap in he possibly could have and caught the worst luck and youtube won’t let him live it down lol💀

[@codplayer1978]

To be fair he could've easily shot it in way earlier, and if you say "he could've missed" then he never had a place in the nhl

[@chilloutmind7879]

I agree. It was pure bad luck and anyone that doesn’t agree with that just enjoys making others look bad.

[@codplayer1978]

@@chilloutmind7879 pure bad luck yeah, but that doesn't answer the question why he couldn't shoot it in earlier, that's the easiest shot you'll ever get in nhl

[@gigabowser2031]

@@codplayer1978 He wanted to be closer so he wouldn't miss. It ended up having the opposite effect.

[@codplayer1978]

@@gigabowser2031 yeah but if you'd be afraid of missing an empty net with no one in front of you from the point, you don't have a place in the nhl... I haven't missed a single one of those shots since I was 6, and I've never played in nhl

[@jonathanchouinard1702]

Linus Omark shootout goal with Oilers or Sweden

[@Korvolast]

Dude, I was at that Oilers game. Most people were leaving because he was a nobody and they thought he'd fuck up. Place exploded after that shot and it remains one of my favourite hockey memories. I was expecting it to be in the video because he did next to nothing other than that.

[@robertholston4708]

"Oh at least I thought he was gonna until he blew it!" Never ceases to make me laugh.

[@aivokallo77]

There are too few Lanny McDonald - moustaches these days.

[@Reckless_Metal]

An absolute Mario and Luigi stache

[@Usiris23]

Now we have Thin Matthews and Handlebar Karlsson

[@joseph-fernando-piano]

Sam Bennett had a pretty good one going for a while...

[@nicraider233]

Stefan came to my mind once I saw the title

[@robertsagest9552]

If I had 600 goals but one of them was Malik's I'd still be known only for that goal.

[@alltheDCteams]

What’s funny is since it was a shootout it wasn’t even a real goal anyway. But still all he’s known for lol

[@estellegrignon]

I mean honestly, in 20 years, when people will say the name "Ovechkin", we'll all instantly think of the same goal, no matter where he ends up on the all-time list

[@commie22]

It’s telling that Yakupov blew right by his teammates so he could use the full length of the ice to celebrate by himself. On a rebound, semi-puck-luck goal no less.

[@turbotank3825]

Puck luck sure. But he did bat it out of mid air which takes serious skill

[@nigellax454]

“Players I won’t remember until I see this video”

[@Swyzzl]

Not sure why people hate yakupovs celly, kid scores his first ever big goal, ties the game with 4 seconds left, at home, crowd going nuts, he bats it outta midair, let the kid celly with some hype

[@colesonmartens8039]

Fully agreed.

[@mattmart1345]

I get it's a big goal for him, but that's a celly for when you score a game winning goal not a game tying goal. That's the problem at least for me anyway.

[@hankchristian7906]

He scores and immediately goes to center ice avoids his teammates and goes to center ice. Very unorthodox. notice, no great players have ever celebrated like that on their first big goal

[@Swyzzl]

@@hankchristian7906 Cuz no one had the balls to actually enjoy it, and they'd rather keep a stone face and act like they've done it before, fuck that mentality I'd rather him celly the way HE wants to rather than play it off like it's nothing

[@niallcorcoran4437]

Swyzzl yup and that’s why nobody knows who the hell he is anymore. cool you scored a goal. thats a game winning celly. avoiding your teammates and skating to center is also... interesting.

[@slowpeelz]

5:45 Hossa is such a beast when it comes to puck control

[@hankfairchild7951]

As a Capitals fan, I remember Sebastian Caron just as much for letting in a nearly full ice goal from Ivan Majesky just as much as that crazy save against the Flyers

[@Herrera27]

Frank Pietrangelo ‘91 playoffs, game 6, Pittsburgh vs. New Jersey

[@erikthered9670]

The save

[@d-rockanomaly9243]

05:22 "ohh". Lol. Nice cut :)

[@traceedits5390]

I like ya cut g

[@whattheschmidt]

What a shit teammate lol. I do like the gif based on that where he has a lightsaber and his head falls off though.

[@Sean-lr5bn]

Ever since I saw Yakupov score that goal, I couldn't feel bad for him after his career derailed. I remember watching that live and we all laughed so hard, my buddy was like "I'll bet five years from now he's in the KHL." Count it!

[@The_Room_2_Doggys_Revenge]

In 1999, Patrik Stefan was drafted #1 overall by the Atlanta Thrashers. Vancouver picked 2nd and 3rd = Daniel and Henrik Sedin

[@gzwelmo]

For those who think ray Ferraro is just an analyst who was criticizing Patrick Stefan even though he “never played in the nhl”, he had over 400 nhl goals!!!

[@ShinFTW33]

Caron literally made one of if not the best save in NHL history and dipped. Legend.

[@tdusek13]

Haven’t even started the vid and i already know Patrik Stefan is in here

[@sohakhalid6054]

4:20 I was like, isn't that just a normal move and then I had to search it up and that was the first time it was ever done. Outstanding for creativity, even if he wasn't known for his goal scoring

[@timmenhoff]

blaze it

[@estellegrignon]

I think there's a lot of context that can help savour Malik's goal. Like how the shoutout had been introduced only months ago, how players back then were really not being anywhere near as creative, players almost never practiced their shoutout moves back then, and how Malik's goal ended what would be the longest shoutout of all time for about a decade. And as they say, the guy had not score that year. They were so far in the shoutout that there wasn't a lot of guys to choose from, and the coach picked dozens of players to go before him (some who, for the record, did score, but only to keep it going)

[@sohakhalid6054]

@@estellegrignon oh. Thanks, I didn’t know a lot of that

[@pnkdrmz]

Keith Ballard was a really good hip checker actually. That's what I remember him for. I didn't even know he was the one that smashed his stick on Vokoun

[@nickleization]

I was at that Isles game where Rob Davison scored from 197 feet. And yeah that was his only highlight as an Islander

[@danielflammia6460]

I love that Stefan clip so much

[@JudgeDrey]

I could watch these all day! LMFAO! Nail Yakupov, not bad for a number 1 pick overall! hahaha

[@bradmcdowell9168]

I know nail from the OHL. In the subway series game he played against The Sarnia Sting the Russians lost 2-1. He scored the only Russian goal.

[@DavidThomas005]

i thought i’d see “MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY” on this list

[@jaggr1287]

Or “MATTEAU! MATTEAU! STEPAN MATTEAU...”

[@kidracer325]

Brad May did more than that goal

[@kathrynmassey3293]

“MY TOE!!! MY TOE!!! STEP ON MY TOE!!!”

[@matthewdhewlett]

Mike Smith's goalie goal, Brett Hull's crease SC winner, Svechnikov's lacrosse goal, and Todd Bertuzzi's you know *exactly* what I'm referring to.

[@lucas-jy6ez]

svech and hull arent only known for thos plays lol.

[@direstraits1367]

Bertuzzi was one of, if not, the best power forwards in the league before the incident. Had quite a decent career.

[@smackedcity7125]

All of those players are known for a lot more than just those plays alone.. While Bertuzzi's horrible incident will live in infamy, he continued to have a pretty solid career after that and won some cups

[@StarsCountdown]

KIVIRANTAAAAAAA

[@oddis188]

There's more to come from him .

[@matthewdhewlett]

@@oddis188 So. Much. More.

[@mathiscaty4408]

Flash in the pan

[@HeyRoosty]

I remember watching that Yakupov goal randomly at like 1 in the morning and dying laughing at the fucking celly.

[@drfritz3517]

0:15 that Oilers fan is a legend.

[@MrThunderRay]

This videos dope but the Gronkowski manscape ad I watched before this was even better

[@kaz7690]

Yakupov's slide lasted longer than his NHL tenure

[@spicy.6024]

Malik hit that shit and was stone faced. Fucking legend

[@ericlapointe597]

The most Iconic part of this video is Lanny McDonald's moustache. What an absolute legend.

[@justinzeid212]

Doug Wickenheiser-St. Louis Blues Monday Night Miracle, May 12, 1986.

[@coasterhockygamingboy9549]

Is this like the 78th series I’ve seen than Stefan clip in these type of videos? Not complaining, it’s just funny and amazing 😂

[@DeltaHighlights]

That Stefan clip will live on forever

[@CodCats]

you can't feel bad if something really weird happens or you make a big mistake, I think it's all about getting to see those moments especially from top guys

[@YariAzQuran]

Ben Ferreiro with that OT winner in Game 1 for the Sharks against DET in 2010 (on his birthday). He literally disappeared off planet earth after that.

[@Dewy1420]

Being from Canada So nice to hear American play by play and commentary for once

[@alexleblanc5926]

Dustin Tokarski's save at the 2009 World Jrs, although it's more known for Pierre Mcguire's reaction to it.

[@mikeras3058]

The juke with the puke between legs is Czech classic at this point but really cool looking to this date

[@ggqbc]

Crazy... It's the first time I seen that flyers pens save ... So I was watching this vid when in the washroom ... Seen that save for the first time... Went to living room turned on the tv and that save plays on the tv! How crazy is that they are doing like some show greatest saves and that save came up

[@LTJ4CK]

Bergevin own goal with his glove... that was something too

[@bluestuesking]

5:06 the Panther with the broken stick is so ironic

[@FCT70]

I still cant believe the Patrick Stefan miss Edmonton goal play. its literally insane.

[@aidanmiller5298]

Stephan still had a chance to fix his mistake when he missed the net and fell on the ground instead of passing the puck backwards like he did, he could have at least pulled the puck into the boards with him and kept it essentially stuck in the corner for the last 17 sec

[@Phil-gw9vr]

Peter Klima for sure. Scored o t winner on his only shift in a 3 overtime game

[@isaacwest276]

Toskala was such a great goalie but there’s only one play he’s known for. At least he has the best mask ever.

[@EndlessEnigmaPart3]

*for the Sharks. Leafs fans only tolerated him because he 1. Wasn't Raycroft, and 2. Was the stopgap until Pogge would finally be ready. Any day now. Any day now...

[@aliceliska]

@@EndlessEnigmaPart3 is pogge ready now?

[@ethansucksatcuphead]

i love how patrick stephan has an all stars patch on his jersey

[@natebvids2954]

You missed Alan Quines overtime goal against Florida in game 5 in the 2016 playoffs and Wade Dubelewicz's pokecheck against the devils to put the islanders in the playoffs back the 2000's

[@mustangswede]

and - Shawn Bates playoff penalty shot goal against the leafs!

[@henrydevries9824]

Announcer: Malik, not a noted goal scorer. Malik: Hold my beer.

[@coasterhockygamingboy9549]

The only one here I knew was Patrik Stefan but I’m glad I learned some new stuff.

[@doaftheloaf]

stephane matteau, dan cloutier, clint malarchuk. and how could you forget brad may.

[@yaboioven9193]

Clint malarchuk is the goalie that got his neck cut open right?

[@schumi246]

Uwe Krupp, winning goal for the avs in the cup final, to sweep Florida in 3OT.

[@Hisdudeness9500]

And that's why Yakupov is MIA now. Skates right past his entire team so he can play diva at center ice.

[@mitchwatts814]

I was at both the Yakupov and Stefan games.

[@graemeblakely6688]

The Toskala one is nasty but that puck was jumping all the way down the ice, there were several bounces from hell in there.

[@chuckmo14]

I would say John Scott and the ASG too

[@boland73]

Nah he was known as a fighter

[@chuckmo14]

Michael Boland that’s not how people get known lol

[@pixburgh1215]

Chuck Mo people certainly know reaves

[@kerisacratini8190]

When the guy shot the puck from full ice.I don’t think he scored it was the Ice🥶🥶

[@jethro7878]

What a team player yukky is. Looked liked Goerge costanza running from the fire knocking over the kids and granny so he could have the spotlight in a regular season game. Good hand eye to bat the puck but didn’t do anything but cherry pick at the side of the net to make that play.

[@Manuel-fv2my]

can you maybe do a Nhl players Scoring a Goal/Assist with Cage helmet?

[@HushPuppy106]

Keith did get lots of points especially in Florda tho

[@whoismarkk]

that Caron save gave me nostalgia

[@mikepeterson764]

Around these parts Ballard is remembered for a different play. In college in a playoff game in overtime if scored a game winner, to steal the puck if grabbed the other guys sweater and pulled the back up over his head and dumped him.

[@Ethan_Beecher]

This comment gave me a stroke

[@automatedimagination]

It seems like most of these moments occured in the late 2000's/2000's post-lockout(2005-2010)

[@locohobo1925]

The last one is the first thing I thought of when I read the title. I remember when it happened, I felt so sorry for the guy.

[@conzyhky3080]

everyone knew the patrik stefan one was coming lmaooo

[@michael2001isepic]

Man what happened to nail yakupov? I quit playing hockey the year he was drafted dude was ALL the rage back then lol

[@nonstopjoliver]

3:00 I am dying. That was too funny

[@aalex536]

That save was unreal

[@willobrien8325]

I love how mad Ferraro gets at Stephan 😂

[@Hexinvir]

The Brathwaite save is what I think of as well

[@smallies4life887]

That says everything ya need about him. Funny how he didn't mind skating then

[@seanstoica6301]

Holy shit was it weird seeing afienogenov in a different jersey then a buffalo one even after all these years

[@Icey240sx]

Yakupov, Avs legend

[@xXKNIFEtoMEETuXx]

Arron Ashum KO of Jay Beagle comes to mind first

[@golfgrabu]

One hit wonders of the NHL

[@ModanoTheBest]

As soon as I saw Toskala I knew I'd be seeing Stefan, lol.

[@caghockey]

Wade Dubielwitcz' poke check should be here

[@shakukon-to]

god the way Yakupov falls to his stomach after the goal makes me so sad for some reason

[@ala4sox02]

Dave Bolland scoring for the Blackhawks against the Bruins in '13 Stanley Cup could be in this list as well.

[@gabrielsulaj6296]

We all knew Stephen was going to be 1 before we even clicked