The WashingtonCapitals managed to avoid what would have been a crushing loss on Thursday night, overcoming the fact they let a two-goal lead slip away in the final four minutes of regulation to beat Boston in a shootout, 3-2.

Brooks Laich ended up scoring the game-winner, but the best move in the shootout (and my favorite) came from Capitals forward Matt Hendricks as his move was so good that it caused Bruins goalie Tim Thomas to, well ... fall down.



Awesome.

Hendricks isn't known for his skill, but he's demonstrated the ability to pull off some pretty impressive shootout moves over his career, and even leads the team in shootout goals this season. On a roster that has Alex Ovechkin and Alexander Semin, that's not an easy thing to do.

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