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Video: Ales Hemsky scores nifty goal against Lightning

Ales Hemsky

Ottawa Senators’ Ales Hemsky, from the Czech Republic, warms up for an NHL hockey game against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, in Calgary, Alberta. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh)

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Ales Hemsky didn’t draw headlines on trade deadline day, but for many people,* the proposition of watching the talented-yet-often-unlucky forward skate for a playoff contender was pretty enticing.

It remains to be seen if the 30-year-old can help the Ottawa Senators enough to break his playoff drought, but he’s been dazzling at times with his new team. The most awe-inspiring moment came on Thursday, when he shredded the Tampa Bay Lightning for this beauty of a goal:

If that isn’t the goal of the night, it’s going to be an impressive night for hockey highlight reels.

* - OK, for many hockey nerds ...

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