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Mid-Day Memories: Wonderful One-Shot Wonders

“You have to think about one shot. One shot is what it’s all about.”

That was the credo of Michael Vronsky, played by Robert De Niro in the film, “The Deer Hunter.” For Vronsky, it applied to taking a deer with his rifle. But there might be a similar notion in hockey. The player who, with one shot, provides the goal that secures victory.

You would think that a player scoring a game-winning goal on his only shot of the game would be a rare occurrence. While not quite commonplace, neither is it all that rare. Take the Washington Capitals, for instance. Did you know…

The other players on that one-shot-OT-goal list include:

– Karl Alzner

– Nicklas Backstrom

– Jay Beagle

– Bobby Carpenter

– Jason Chimera

– John Druce

– Lou Franceschetti

– Bengt-Ake Gustafsson

– Calle Johansson

– Joe Juneau

– Rod Langway

– Brooks Orpik

– T.J. Oshie

– Rob Pearson

– Mike Ribiero

– Devante Smith-Pelly

– Scott Stevens

– Jakub Vrana

– Joel Ward

– Tom Wilson

– Jason Woolley

It was one of 14 playoff goals Druce scored in that postseason (most in team history until Alex Ovechkin posted 15 goals in the 2018 postseason) and one of two instances that spring in which Druce scored a goal in his only shot on goal in a game (Game 1 against New Jersey in the opening round, another game won in overtime, that on a Dino Ciccarelli goal that gave him a hat trick).

One shot. That’s what it’s all about.

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