EuroVision: Datsyuk scores with head

Pavel Datsyuk’s brilliance translates pretty well. The Detroit Red Wings star made his KHL debut for CSKA Moscow on Monday, and his new team defeated Avangard Omsk 1-0.

Although Datsyuk won 10 of his 12 face-offs and had three shots on goal, his most resourceful play was this slice of magic – instead of risking a high stick, dude heads his own flipping rebound into the net.

So what if the goal was disallowed. You gotta see this:

Nikolai Kulemin, the Toronto Maple Leaf currently with Metallurg Magnitogorsk, is now getting a taste of what it’s like to play alongside Evgeni Malkin. Watch his first KHL goal, set up brilliantly by a backhand pass by No. 71. Somewhere, Chris Kunitz weeps:

A nice save by Saskatchewan’s Michael Garnett, who plays for Chelyabinsk Traktor (KHL), results in the classic egg-on-face Celebration of a Non-Goal:

And finally, a case for the NHL to hold off on allowing brands to desecrate team jerseys. Castle pants! This is what increased HRR would look like:

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