Ehlers Beats the Goalie Five-Hole

Ehlers finds the soft spot and makes it look a lot easier than it is, which is usually how the good scorers separate themselves. The five-hole finish is one of those plays that can make a goalie look ordinary and a shooter look like he saw the whole thing in slow motion. NHL.com is giving you the cleanest possible version of the moment, and that usually means it was the kind of goal that flips a game’s tone in a hurry. A goal like this is a reminder that small openings can become big problems.