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Gaborik With Five Tonight

by Paul on 12/20/07 at 10:54 PM ET
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KK normally doesn’t do game recaps, but this one is special…

from the AP via Yahoo,

Marian Gaborik posted the NHL’s first five-goal game in a decade, lifting the Minnesota Wild to a 6-3 win over the New York Rangers on Thursday night.

Gaborik’s outburst was the biggest in the league since Sergei Fedorov scored five for Detroit on Dec. 26, 1996, in an overtime game against Washington. Pittsburgh’s Mario Lemieux was the last to net five in regulation, pulling off the feat on March 26, 1996 versus St. Louis.

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added 11:22pm, Check out the video highlights of the game…

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from Russo’s Rants,

Gaborik was simply sensational tonight. Most amazing was the clutchness of the goals.

Goal #1: Less than three minutes after the Rangers make it 1-0, Aaron Voros’ suffocating forecheck springs Pavol Demitra and Gaborik for a quick 2-on-1 and goal out of nowhere for a tie score.

Goal #2: Late in a second period power play, Gaborik bats his own rebound out of the air.

Goal #3: Less than two minutes after, and after Brent Burns drew a retaliatory penalty for his clobbering of Petr Prucha, Gaborik drives the net and scores in highlight-reel fashion on a backhanded sky shot. After the natural hat trick, Gaborik excitedly waved his tonque.

Goal #4: Some defenseman you all love slipped on a banana peel and Nigel Dawes cut the deficit to 4-3. There was even time for anybody to get tense and think, “Holy moly, they may blow it!” Just 41 seconds after Martin Skoula’s self-described “screw up,” Gaborik bailed his teammate out.

Goal #5: Stereotypical high-speed Gaborik breakaway.

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Posted by Paul from Motown Area on 12/21/07 at 07:23 AM ET

Gaborik 5, Rangers 3.

Nicely done by Gaborik, who seems for the most part this season to be avoiding the groin injuries that have hampered his career. He’s a great player.

Posted by Lyle Richardson from Charlottetown, PEI, Canada on 12/21/07 at 07:31 AM ET

Just imagine what he could do with a less defensive-minded coach! 

Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 12/21/07 at 09:02 AM ET

Crazy Unlce Larry let the AP do the talking for him in today’s NY Post, didn’t get a chance to wear his Ranger jersey in the locker room last night after Gaborik made his all-world goalie look mortal.

Posted by Dale Stewart from Moosejaw on 12/21/07 at 04:43 PM ET

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