50 Best NHL Goals of 2011

Fans were treated to many spectacular NHL goals in 2011, both in the regular season and in the playoffs.

The league is full of stars young and old who have tremendous skill and give us highlight-reel moments each and every night.

Let's take a look at the best NHL goals of the calendar year.

Which one is your favorite?

Steven Stamkos Snipes Tim Thomas

Steven Stamkos unleashes an absolute snipe past Tim Thomas in the Eastern Conference finals.

Jordan Eberle Goal of the Year

Jordan Eberle's first-ever NHL goal was one to remember. Wow!

Seguin Scores on a Breakaway

Tyler Seguin uses his exceptional speed to create a breakaway then makes a solid deke to beat Roloson in net.

What Just Happened? Bieksa Wins the WCF!

Kevin Bieksa wins the Western Conference finals with a goal because the puck came off the glass and came right to him. Crazy stuff.

The Canucks Defeat Their Nemesis

Alex Burrows helps the Canucks beat the Blackhawks and advance to the second round with a thrilling OT goal in Game 7.

John Tavares Owns the Blues

John Tavares gives the Islanders a 1-0 lead with a great goal against the Blues.

Spezza with a Great Move for the Goal

Jason Spezza shows great hands in being able to get past the Kings and finishes with a tremendous goal.

Grabovski Dominates the Bruins

Maple Leafs center Mikhail Grabovski dominated the Bruins defense then beats Tim Thomas with a great shot.

Vanek Awesome OT Winner

Thomas Vanek wins the game in overtime with a great move to weave by the Capitals.

Justin William Spin-O-Rama

Justin Williams beats Lightning goalie Mike Smith with a wonderful spin-o-rama.

Ovechkin Beats the Islanders in OT

Alexander Ovechkin does a great job of evading Islanders defensemen to get a good shot and he buries it for the overtime winner.

What a Move by Ben Eager!

Ben Eager goes between the legs, then scores a nice goal to give the Sharks their sixth goal of the game.

Seguin Snipes Henrik Lundqvist

Great speed and a perfect shot by Tyler Seguin creates a goal for the Bruins against the Rangers.

Henrik Sedin Shows Great Patience

Henrik Sedin shows great patience to create a nice scoring opportunity that he finishes. 

Datsyuk Scores a Beauty Against the Sharks

Pavel Datsyuk slices through the Sharks defense and scores a great goal!

Brad Marchand Sweet SCF Short-Handed Goal

Brad Marchand does a great job of getting Roberto Luongo on the ice then roofs the puck into the net.

Nathan Gerbe with a Sweet Backhand Spin-O-Rama

Sabres forward Nathan Gerbe scores a great backhand spin-o-rama against the Flyers.

Martin St. Louis Draws a Penalty but Still Scores

Martin St. Louis gets held but still makes a great shot to beat Martin Brodeur.

Tyler Seguin First Playoff Goal

Tyler Seguin makes a sweet move to get around the defense and finishes for his first career playoff goal.

Hagman Dominates the Sharks

Niklas Hagman makes some great moves to score an amazing goal with a wonderful shot.

Datsyuk Dangles and Scores

Pavel Datsyuk dangles the St. Louis Blues then snipes a goal past Jaroslav Halak.

Joe Thornton Wins the Series in OT

Joe Thornton defeats the Los Angeles Kings with an overtime winner.

Torrey Mitchell Wonder Goal!

Torrey Mitchell was not to be denied of his pursuit to the Canucks net, and he finishes wonderfully.

Dave Bolland Beauty vs. Nashville

Dave Bolland makes a toe-drag move then beats the Nashville Predators with a spectacular goal.

Alexander Burmistrov Owns the Capitals

Alexander Burmistrov shows great patience and skill to score a wonderful goal against the Washington Capitals.

Bobby Ryan Insane Goal vs. Predators

Bobby Ryan makes the Predators look foolish as he goes around the defensemen, then beats Pekka Rinne in net.

P.K. Subban with a Rocket Snipe Past Thomas in Game 7

P.K. Subban with a rocket snipe past Tim Thomas to tie Game 7 with under two minutes to play in the third period.

Nicklas Lidstrom Scores from a Great Setup

Nicklas Lidstrom scores a nice goal off a sweet pass from Henrik Zetterberg.

Jagr Gets 1,600th Point on Giroux Goal

Jaromir Jagr gets his 1,600th career NHL point on a nice goal by Claude Giroux.

Datsyuk Dangles the Bruins

Pavel Datsyuk shows his great moves to beat Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask on Black Friday.

Giroux with a Great Goal vs. Capitals

Claude Giroux adds to his goal total this season with a fantastic goal past Tomas Vokoun.

Seguin Has Great Hands

Seguin makes an unbelievable play to bat the puck out of midair and into the Toronto goal.

Phil Kessel Wonderful Goal vs. Flames

Phil Kessel scores an amazing goal against the Calgary Flames this season.

Sweet Milan Lucic Goal vs. Panthers

Milan Lucic shoots an accurate shot to beat the Panthers off a faceoff win.

Patrick Marleau Goal in WCF

Patrick Marleau scores on a breakaway versus the Vancouver Canucks in the Western Conference finals.

Burrows Wins Game 2 in OT

Alex Burrows wins another playoff game in overtime for the Canucks, this time in Game 2 of the Cup Final.

Sidney Crosby Comeback Goal

Sidney Crosby wasted no time scoring in his first game of the 2011-12 NHL season.

Raffi Torres Wins Game 1 of the SCF

Raffi Torres scores the first and only goal of Game 1 of the Cup Final and wins the game with 18 seconds left.

Patrice Bergeron Short-Handed Goal in Game 7

Patrice Bergeron shows great determination to fight on and score a crucial goal in Game 7 of the Cup Final.

Matt Duchene Between the Legs and Scores

Matt Duchene puts the puck between his legs then scores a wonderful goal for the Colorado Avalanche.

Nathan Horton Beats Montreal

Nathan Horton's game-winning goal against the Montreal Canadiens in OT of Game 7 to send the Bruins into the second round.

Bobby Butler with a Sweet Dangle and Scores

Bobby Butler scores a wonderful goal for the Ottawa Senators by making a sweet deke and finishing with an accurate shot.

Malkin Is Too Good

Evgeni Malkin has amazing skill, as evidenced by this goal.

Marchand Scores a Sweet Wraparound in Game 7

Marchand scores an awesome wraparound goal to give the Bruins a 2-0 lead in Game 7 of the Cup Final.

Dan Cleary Smart Play To Score on Phoenix

Dan Cleary catches Ilya Bryzgalov leaning off his post and he shoots it off the Russian and into the back of the net.

Seguin with an Unreal Snipe

Tyler Seguin finds a tiny opening past Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward for the goal.

Great Blackhawks Passing Sets Up a Goal

The Blackhawks lost to the Penguins Tuesday night but they scored a great goal on some brilliant passes in the third period.

Teemu Selanne Ties Mike Modano on All-Time Scoring List

Teemu Selanne ties Mike Modano for 22nd on the NHL's all-time scoring list.

Kane Spin-O-Rama Pass!

Patrick Kane feeds Marian Hossa with a great spin-o-rama pass to set up a goal.

Zetterberg with an Amazing Backhand

Henrik Zetterberg has a guy all over him but that doesn't stop him from unleashing a backhanded snipe.