NHL Video: The NHL's 15 Best Goals of March
The NHL was full of memorable goals in the month of March. From game-winners to individual displays of brilliance, hockey fans have been treated to quite a show in recent weeks.
We even had the league's first 50-goal scorer of the season in March thanks to Tampa Bay Lightning star Steven Stamkos.
Let's look back at the 15 best goals of March.
Stamkos' Perfect Shot Past Thomas
1 of 15Steven Stamkos displays some expert sniping ability with a wicked wrister that finds its way past Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas.
Spezza Dangles and Turris Finishes
2 of 15Ottawa Senators forward Jason Spezza gets by a few Winnipeg Jets defensemen with some slick moves, then finds teammate Kyle Turris for the goal.
Zetterberg Between the Legs to Holmstrom
3 of 15One of the prettiest goals of the season came this past week when Detroit Red Wings forward Henrik Zetterberg set up teammate Tomas Holmstrom with a sweet between-the-legs pass.
Unstoppable Blast from Weber
4 of 15Nashville Predators defenseman Shea Weber just annihilated this puck off a faceoff win to find the back of the net and score.
Maxwell Spin-O-Rama
5 of 15Winnipeg Jets forward Ben Maxwell scores on a sweet spin-o-rama backhand shot to give his team a massive goal in a must-win game on the road.
Chara Makes It Look Easy
6 of 15Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara makes a nice move in the offensive zone and scores to tie the game against the Leafs.
Kadri Undresses Brodeur
7 of 15Top forward prospect Nazem Kadri wins a game for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a shootout with a spectacular deke to beat New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur.
Kovalchuk Scores No. 400
8 of 15New Jersey Devils winger Ilya Kovalchuk unleashes a perfectly-placed shot to score the 400th goal of his brilliant NHL career.
Hartnell Scores with Little Room to Spare
9 of 15Philadelphia Flyers center Claude Giroux fakes out Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury by passing instead of shooting, and Scott Hartnell scores from a tight angle.
Only Datsyuk
10 of 15Pavel Datsyuk beats San Jose Sharks goalie Antti Niemi from a ridiculous angle to cut the deficit in half. What a snipe from the Red Wings star.
Great Composure from Skinner
11 of 15Jeff Skinner evades a defenseman, then kicks the puck on his stick and scores a pretty goal. The Hurricanes haven't had much to cheer about this season, but Skinner has been fantastic this year.
Sweet Dangle from Hendricks
12 of 15Matt Hendricks gives the Washington Capitals two huge points with an awesome shootout dangle to beat the New York Islanders.
Stamkos Reaches 50
13 of 15Although it wasn't a pretty goal, Stamkos did become the first player in the NHL this season to score 50 goals.
Giroux Embarrasses Gustavsson
14 of 15Claude Giroux embarrasses Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Jonas Gustavsson with a brilliant deke in the shootout.
Thorburn Toe-Drag
15 of 15Chris Thorburn makes a spectacular toe-drag move to beat Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller for the goal. What a move!
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