Trailing 1-0 in Game 2 against the Capitals, Mason — who has a .918 save percentage — let in a goal from center ice that could have been mind-blowingly easy to save. Jason Chimera just touched the puck, which coasted into the Capitals attacking zone, then fluttered right between Mason’s legs.
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It was a 101-foot goal — 101 feet, people.
All of us can be armchair goalies at times, but in this case it might be justifiable.
