Carolina Hurricane Alexander Semin Scores Ridiculous Goal from His Stomach

March 9th, 2015 by Dan Carson Leave a reply »

The Edmonton Oilers are having a tough time, guys.

After storming out to a 3-0 lead against the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday, the team morphed back into a kicked-in alley pumpkin and gave up six consecutive goals in a 7-4 meltdown at PNC Arena.

Edmonton's implosion began in the second period with an absolute head-shaker from Hurricanes winger Alexander Semin. The 31-year-old Russian fell in front of the Oilers net while attempting to corral a pass and somehow managed to one-handedly swing the puck on goal while flat on his stomach.

The tactic caught Oiler goalie Richard Bachman by surprise, and the puck slid untouched through the five hole. 

Vine user Hockeymotto (h/t FoxSports.com) uploaded footage of the goal. It is utter silliness.



Semin later said he was just trying to make the best of a weird situation.

"I just saw the puck and threw it toward the net," he told reporters. "Maybe it helped the team because we scored two more goals to get even at the end of the second period." 

Hurricanes captain Eric Staal said the early deficit w ...

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