@HockeyMotto

The Edmonton Oilers are having a tough time, guys.

After storming out to a 3-0 lead against the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday, the team morphed back into a kicked-in alley pumpkin and gave up six consecutive goals in a 7-4 meltdown at PNC Arena.

Edmonton's implosion began in the second period with an absolute head-shaker from Hurricanes winger Alexander Semin. The 31-year-old Russian fell in front of the Oilers net while attempting to corral a pass and somehow managed to one-handedly swing the puck on goal while flat on his stomach.

The tactic caught Oiler goalie Richard Bachman by surprise, and the puck slid untouched through the five hole.

Vine user Hockeymotto (h/t FoxSports.com) uploaded footage of the goal. It is utter silliness.

Semin later said he was just trying to make the best of a weird situation.

"I just saw the puck and threw it toward the net," he told reporters. "Maybe it helped the team because we scored two more goals to get even at the end of the second period."

Hurricanes captain Eric Staal said the early deficit was unfortunate, but Semin’s goal brought the team to life.

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"Obviously, you never want to get down like that," Staal told reporters. "I felt like our game wasn't too bad. We just needed to find that first one and we obviously found it. That was a nice one. It was pretty nice. It will probably be up there in the highlight reel for a while."

Lying down, facing the wrong way, shooting blind with a goalie and a teammate between Semin and the net—yes, that’s a "pretty nice" trick.

The loss at Carolina extended the Oilers' losing streak to four games, leaving them 18-37-11 on the season as they race neck and neck with the Buffalo Sabres for the league's worst record. If Sunday's performance is any indication, the Oilers appear to be finally hitting their tanking stride.

Dan is on Twitter, trying to figure out how you give up seven goals in two periods.