You know, with Connor McDavid hogging so much attention, it’s about time that Jack Eichel provided us with another awesome goal.
That tally came at the Colorado Avalanche’s (and especially Semyon Varlamov’s) expense as that was the Buffalo Sabres first shot of the game.
Patrick Roy apparently felt like this just wasn’t Varlamov’s afternoon, as Colorado’s head coach decided to pull him after Varly allowed two goals on as many shots. Evander Kane nabbed the other goal for Buffalo.
You can watch the goal in the video above, which reminds us that “Eichel Tower” might not be a unique pun.
Another shot of it:
What a laser. #EichSnipe pic.twitter.com/qLOXolR17X
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) February 14, 2016
Check out Kane’s goal, too:
Kane's goal. Led to Varlamov being replaced with Calvin Pickard. #COLvsBUF pic.twitter.com/tlFbqrJyBT
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) February 14, 2016
To be fair to Varlamov, Calvin Pickard has already allowed a goal as well. The Sabres are currently off to a 3-0 lead, and maybe a small roll considering how well they played against Montreal on Friday?
Update: The Sabres ended up beating the Avalanche 4-1.