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Predators’ Forsberg latest NHL player to score lacrosse-style goal (Video)

It’s not just for Andrei Svechnikov anymore. Nashville Predators forward Filip Forsberg became the latest NHL player to score a lacrosse-style goal when he did it against Edmonton Oilers goalie Mike Smith on Tuesday night.

Forsberg has attempted the move on more than one occasion over the past two years (most recently during a game in Pittsburgh) but had never been able to score with it until Tuesday.

You can see it in the video above.

What’s amazing about Forsberg’s goal is that it not only came immediately after a face-off win in the offensive zone, but that he was also able to pull it off at full speed without ever breaking his stride. It is Forsberg’s 16th goal of the season.

While this move has been used in lower levels for quite some time (University of Michigan player Mike Legg was the first to make it a thing during the 1996 NCAA tournament) it had never been done in the NHL until this season when Svechnikov, a second-year star with the Carolina Hurricanes, successfully pulled it off. Then he did it again a couple months later.

Forsberg’s effort was not enough for the Predators as they dropped a 4-2 decision to the Oilers.

Adam Gretz is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @AGretz.