Greg Wyshynski is ESPN's senior NHL writer. Fans could watch a video clip of that goal, but the NHL's official website offers a different way to process the play: a "goal simulation" animation.

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In an overtime game against the Philadelphia Flyers recently, Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid flew into the zone on a breakaway, shot the puck off the post, recovered it and passed over to a ...