Mike Hoffman went back to his street hockey days and whipped his stick at Alex Radulov



Things are heating up in the NHL as teams across the league are fighting for a spot in this year’s playoffs. One of the teams in the thick of the playoff race is the Dallas Stars, who currently hold the first Wild Card spot in the Western Conference after a big 4-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.

The Stars got big performances from their big three forwards as Tyler Seguin, Jamie Benn and Alex Radulov combined for three goals, seven assists and 10 points in the win, which included two big third-period goals from Radulov. However, one of the goals was a bit of a gift, courtesy of Mike Hoffman, who decided to go back to his road hockey days by throwing his stick at the puck.



Since that’s a big no-no, the referees made the easy call and gave Radulov a goal on the play.



Mike Hoffman throwing his stick in the direction of Radulov as he was about the shoot the puck towards the empty net is close to the stupidest thing I have ever seen anybody do on the ice. — Martin Biron (@martybiron43) March 20, 2019 Radulov awarded empty net goal after Mike Hoffman throws stick to try to knock puck away. 4-2 — Mark Stepneski (@StarsInsideEdge) March 20, 2019

We’re not sure what Hoffman was thinking on that play because it’s never been a legal one in hockey, but it would have gone in if he didn’t throw his stick which is why Radulov was gifted his 24th goal of the year.

