What the hell just happened?! It’s been an unbelievable NHL season. One for the history books, so it was only fitting that we’d get an unbelievable finale heading into the playoffs. Coming into tonights matchup against the Washington Capitals, the Philadelphia Flyers had just a 6% of making it. But they had a chance. As for the capitals, they just needed a win and they were in. Meanwhile though, after that incredible comeback last night at home, over in Montreal the Detroit Red Wings now just needed a win in any fashion so long as the Capitals lost to the Flyers. Needless to say, it was a wild finish! The Flyers scored first but had it called back after an early whistle blew it for them. Further, the Flyers had to get a regulation win. So should they be tied in the 3rd period, they may actually pull their goalie in regulation because an OT win did them no good. And yeah, of course that would indeed happen.
Even crazier though, in Montreal the Canadiens were up by a goal with just 7 seconds to go. Pulling their goalie, it led to the Red Wings eliminating the Flyers by pushing OT while almost simultaneously Tortorella was pulling his goalie not knowing they were already eliminated. Ironically, the wound up eliminating each other! I cover it all and more in todays NHL hockey video!
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Was this the best NHL regular season ever?
I'm in my early 20's so I can only speak on more recent stuff, but I'd say this is probably the best regular season I've seen in my lifetime, hands down.
@@roymunson4802 either this or like 2008 easily are the best years in my memory
gosh noo, the 80s went a stretch where this type of productivity we're seeing now, was sorta routine... then there were the 90s era😅😅 lol this has been the best since a really long time though, lets just say that
as a sharks fan, yes?
They’ll do better next year I’m sure. It really sucks being on the brink of the playoffs and not making it :/
The craziest part of this video is the people leaving as the Red Wings tied the game
Game was in Montreal, and they weren't really playing for anything.
Gotta beat that shit trafic after the ref blows a weak ass icing call that ties the game
The game was in montreal
@@borrow4654 weak? ok so im confused. Dude shot the puck from his zone, it crossed All the way to the other end. crossed both red lines. no one touched it. How is this a "weak" icing call? its fucking icing? am I missing something here, or are you just bitching to bitch?
@@borrow4654 LOL the Wings never even got a powerplay. The Refs were all over the Canadians winning.
The Flyers are so awful, they let down two fan bases this evening.
haha
hehe
They just play for themselves so how would they care
In all fairness, they should have won that game but had a goal disallowed.
@@RedWingsninetyone someone already broke it down on yt. It was no goal
That Ovi smile is so funny I love it 😂
Today I learned that the Canucks made the playoffs with a -72 goal differential in 1991
Yeah, when only five teams missed the playoffs
There were like 8 teams back then. If you missed the playoffs you were really really really really, really bad
In 1991 there was no: Minnesota Wild (the North Stars hadn’t moved to Dallas yet), Arizona Coyotes (still the Jets), Columbus Blue Jackets, Seattle Kraken, Vegas Golden Knights, Atlanta Thrashers, San Jose Sharks (didn’t join until next season), Florida Panthers, Ottawa Senators (didn’t rejoin until the 92-93 season), Anaheim Ducks (didn’t join until the 92-93 season). So there were only 22 teams in the league in and all four rounds of the playoffs were not seven games. Teams were reseeded each round, there were six divisions instead of four, and there was no salary cap
Caps are bottom 5 of 32 in goals for and differential this season. Canucks did 500% better than experts predicted last Oct
Canucks were still the 2nd worst in their division, but since their division only had 5 teams, they made it because 4 teams in each division made the playoffs
Charlie Lindgren and Ovechkin gotta split that team MVP award for sure. The former kept them alive all year long with some stellar goaltending and the latter rememebered he's the greatest goal scorer of his era in a crucial 2nd half of the season.
what the matter if they will be swaped in the 1 round with 0 maybe 1 goal from ovi
Stromer too.
Dylan Strome probably has a pretty good claim to it as well.
@@pasha_karandash season series against the rangers is 2-2...it's gonna be a tight series
Thanks for the recap, fabulous job man! I wanted it so badly for Detroit. It seriously broke my heart to see them push so hard last night and even see Showtime himself bury for the SO win and only for a joyless reaction from the boys. 😭 What a season they had!
I can't wait to see just how upset everyone gets if the Caps go deep. You said it perfectly...it's doesn't matter how you got there!
Is your definition of 'deep ' winning one game ?🤣
Not good enough to win
They’re a slog to play 5v5 I can see a 2nd round for them
Deep as in winning one game in the first round
@@Pix3lPalacethe cup and Ovi wins another smyth
As David Perron’s number one fan, this ending was absolutely heartbreaking
It is. But I’m also getting similar vibes to when the Lions beat Green Bay to end the 22-23 season. They were also playing for a wildcard, then suddenly they’re playing for nothing. But they still came away with a win and carried it over to the next season. I don’t expect the Wings to make the conference finals next year like the Lions did but I do expect an improvement. And a playoff berth.
@@Brocuzgodlocdunfamdogson would be pretty cool
outside of Shane & Josh Doan, that smile is the most wholesome thing I've seen this year in hockey
that smile from Ovi is absolutely beautiful
The emotional roller-coaster ride last night as a wings fan. Always next season...
I feel for you guys.... And I'm a hawks fan! Also, De-troit sucks. 😜
But that #KANEeffect to end the season 😁 You have Bedard....all in good time Johnson 💪
There's always a next season to fill the pockets of the greedy money hungry NHL.
@@user-iw5mp5th6d🎯🎯🎯
The most enjoyable part of this so far as a Caps fan has been people saying we suck, or that we're going to lose to the rangers. We know, we don't care lmao. We're just happy to be here and happy to kick rivals down on the way.
Like I don't expect them to go past the rangers unless we get very lucky, but I am expecting our younger players to get valuable playoff experience for the future.
@@riff5fkiWhat younger players do the Caps have? I'm not trying to be sarcastic, I actually want to know.
@@tntrocketeer3478Strome, Mcmichael, Lapierre all centers getting their first playoff experience. Protas and Miroshnichenko 2 wingers getting their first playoff experience. All part of making our rebuild easier. Not expecting no Stanley cups over here just enjoying the ride.
@@cleonthewarrior1398 strome was in the same draft class as mcdavid lol he's not that young anymore
@@tntrocketeer3478 Martin Fehervary (46th overall 2018) , Rasmus Sandin, and Alex Alexeyev (31st overall 2018) are the major ones on the blue line.
The GREAT EIGHT… most 30 goal seasons. Caps are in! Yay!😃
I love that smile. A great season for Ovechkin again. Who would have thought..
hes thinking about dead ukranian children
He had a bad season
31 goals isn’t a bad season
@@davidfrancisco9224 he had a bad season, and woke to life towards the end
Great video man! well explained and very interesting! keep up the good work man
NHL Fans: You are without doubt the worst playoff team I’ve ever heard of Caps: But you have heard of me
2018???
Seriously maybe you should watch some more games because the caps have beaten Tampa , they shut out Boston who just put 5 on Pittsburgh and they even beaten the red wings then they took care of flyers . He didn’t blow the call it wasn’t a continuation play so stop crying and give the caps some credit .
@@SteelCourage bro I’m a caps fan who hasn’t missed a game in years, I’m just making a joke about them being statistically bad this year
@@brendan9868 I understand I’m just sick of hearing all the hate the caps have gotten since last night when hell they earned there playoff spot and nothing but respect for you 👊.
I'm a Caps fan too. Just remember the years we won the Presidents trophy: eliminated 1st round. The year we won the cup we were just a mediocre team through the season. I get what your saying though
I was sleeping throughout all of this and checked everything right away routing for the wings, I saw the insane game first and then couldn’t believe it and instantly checked caps score and was like ahhhhh shiiii
Ha ha!
Mid 90s to 2000 Wings - Avs rivalry best years of hockey in my life so far
What a great season. Enjoy the playoffs everyone!
Refs ruining a hockey game. Shocking.
Seeing Ovi smile like that brings me so much joy.
OV's smile though.
Yeah… it’s something.
Great video explaining the timeline of events. We can look to blame one thing or the other for flyers loss last night but I blame their 8 game losing streak that even made it possible for any of this madness in the first place
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I want that Ovi smile to become the new SpongeBob meme
Thanks for the break down!
One of the best NHL seasons of my life. My only complaint is that the officiating this year was unusually bad.
This is why you don't leave the game in the hands of the refs, the flyers should have been using their speed to win, but they didn't and it cost them big. Oh well, Washington is on to the next one with momentum and hopefully they can get some pieces back that have been out.
of course! if only they'd used their speed to win.
Scoring a legitimate goal that gets prematurely blown dead by the ref isn’t “leaving it up to the refs.” That’s an error in keeping track of the score of the game, essentially.
My favorite NHL channel!
Angel Hernandez would be proud
😂😂
Actually everyone gave up play when the whistle went. Had it been live play it likely never goes in
@@ggqbc it was effectively already in when the whistle was blown lmao
@@noln5017 No it wasn't, stop lying to suit your narrative. Everybody lost sight of where the puck was, including the ref that's why the whistle was blown. The fact that the puck magically re-appeared after the whistle and his the flyer's player before going into the next was irrelevant. The player whom the puck had no idea where the puck even was, he was just standing there looking at the defender after the whistle.
@@youandme9569 you acting like i just said some crazy political take lmao. go outside
This is April madness, it’s been playoff hockey for us caps, Detroit, pens, isles and Philly fans for a month already. I was thinking several months ago that the last game may be crucial. What a night!
can't really blame sutherland for that imo, he wasn't exactly lightning quick on the whistle
Agreed. Refs these days usually blow the whistle immediately after losing sight of the puck. He blew it 3 seconds after it popped in the air and it dropped back down at 4 seconds (I rewatched it multiple times to make sure my math was right).
Was at this one last night. Us caps fans were pleasantly shocked when we saw Oshie was skating towards an empty net. Somehow we’d missed the goalie pull because of the commotion caused by news that the Red Wings had equalized. What a damn nail biter.
Man, that game (as a caps fan) took some years off my life, but I’m glad we pulled it off.
That Ovi smile is just adorable OMG
0:21 - That smile is so dope 😁 How can one not love Ovi 😀
I don't really appreciate his love for war, war crimes and war criminals.
By not loving a warrmongering fascist.
@@julle5417 quit yapping! 🤫 one could spin that bs you just said for every American.
@@julle5417 Wait, I don't remember Ovechkin supporting Israeli war crimes in Gaza, when did that happened? Or are we talking about the US killing 1 million people in Iraq? Oh wait, those are good war crimes by good people, I forgot, sorry. USA and Israel is good and Russia and China is bad, blabla bla.
@@davo1093 Actually true. US wars in Middle-East and all US vets are heroes, even tho killing civilians and committing multiple war crimes. US is just as bad as Russia, maybe even worse.
As a Detroit sports fan, I expect nothing less. All we know is heartbreak in the most devastating fashion for the last 15 years.
If the post season is even half as exciting as the finish to the regular season, we're in for a real treat on the ice, boys!
Such a little thing but I noticed when the Caps were getting off the bus Ove gave the bus driver a smile and a fist bump and it just seemed so natural not forced. One of those things that makes a star a star
Watching the wildcard race has been my favorite part of the season for the last couple years. Theres always some drama at the end of the year.
What the heck just happened? This is why EVERY POINT MATTERS.
One of the wildest nights in hockey I've ever seen
Woah thats absolutely bonkers! Was kinda hoping the wings would make the playoffs tho
I’m pissed off because Detroit overall has 41 wins on the season. Washington only has 40 wins and three more losses in overtime compared to Detroit. Detroit should be the team in the playoffs in my opinion, or the teams should play a one game winner take all playoff game to see who wins the final playoff spot.
Agreed. Similar to the NBA with their play in games. NHL needs to make it make sense. This doesn't and a part of me thinks they wanted Ovi in one more time no matter what. Ovi going to MSG round one makes them way more money than Detroit going there. The stupid call on the flyers first goal is dumb too. Sports gambling has ruined sports in many ways. No consistency with any sports officiating anymore other than that they are consistently suspect. Getting to the playoffs on an empty netter is a disgrace to the game.
This scenario would have been so much better - and so on-brand for Torts - if Torts pulled the goalie during a stoppage in play, and then received intel from his staff that the Wings had tied their game with 3 seconds remaining (thus eliminating the Flyers), BUT he then immediately puts the goalie back in, creating additional drama! In that situation, both the Wings (tied at 4-4) and the Caps (tied at 1-1) each still need another (non-empty net) goal to secure a playoff berth.
Even the players had no idea where the puck was. I think in the end it was a good call by the ref and the sit room. I think what saved them the most was how good the goalie acted as if he had the puck, and then it was getting tense around the net, so the play was whistled. It was unfortunate for Detroit, but I think it played out correctly.
so happy for ovi, thats my goat 😭
I honestly didn't see the capitals making it as a fan in the beginning of the season, and right before the all star break, they cam out shooting, and looked like it was 2018 again
It’s time for a 3 point system. Under a 3-2-1-0 format, the Islanders don’t even make the playoffs if they lose tonight and Pittsburgh wins. If a team with only 28 regulation wins is a 6 seed, something is wrong.
Just imaginr if Ovie hadnt just slept through the first +40 games! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
What an overall rough year for the Wings. Time to figure out how to actually compete in the 1st period and fix the gaping holes on defense and in net.
Luv Ovi! 😂😂
Red wings fought hard, some rough patches this season that hopefully they can lockdown for next year. Defence goal tending needs to be the focus, let’s give Raymond a higher position in the team as well.
Best thumbnail ever
the fact that the wings actually tied it with 3.3 secs left in regulation and not getting in feels so awful.
Poetic justice, in a way. Detroit dashed Philly's playoff hopes, so Philly does the same thing to Detroit.
Except the Wings busted their ass to eliminate the Flyers, and the Flyers’ coach shit the bed and threw away a tie game for no reason. Hardly poetic.
@BurtTurbo You're right. I guess revenge was the word I was looking for, although Philly didn't realize it at the time. That's kinda what it feels like, in hindsight. Had the coach known about the other game's result, he probably wouldn't have done what he did.
Does torts not have a video coach or assistant coaches who keeps up with the other games ??
As a Red Wings fan, absolute bullshit on so many levels and I will never forgive the Flyers for this. Capitals were gifted the win so many times and then the day before Boston didn't even try to play. Fuck the Capitals.
had Detroit took care of their own business, the Games tonight would not have mattered. lets not forget them losing to Penguins, and Capitals twice... so if you ask me, they did themselves in.
the most notably coming on April 9 into the 11th, where they play 2 games in 3 nights, against two teams who they been in a dog fight with. two Positions remained, that being 3rd in Metro, and 2nd WC. those were very crucial, and important points. and they come away with just 1 point out of 4 thats what decided their season.
I could also add their electric start. Remember Detroit's power play when the season started? They looked like the damn Oilers out there. I actually thought they might be in the conversation for a division title up til say Thanksgiving. Yeah I can't cry for them too hard now that they got bumped at the 11th hour.
@@craigmckenzie5466 absolutely.. they were looking great first half, but went through a tough patch in second half and especially down the stretch, losing 6 in a row at one point... but hey that's what seperates contenders from pretenders. lol, it's one thing to go on a run, but can you sustain it over a course of 82 games...
@@craigmckenzie5466 they still deserve alot of credit, for the resilency they've shown.. but unfortunately their fate was in hands of another team. thats what tough to stomach. the fact u have no control.. just win out, and hope a team loses. lol
@@Kris-bx5qj yeah originally I was gonna harp on that 6 game losing streak, that to me is what kept Washington alive. Cuz if Det was even 1-5 instead of 0-6 they'd be in! Just win 1 of em. Like you said pretenders vs contenders.
of course the pens didnt qualify. dubas well on his way to running his second team into the ground
Yeah, looks at those Leafs in the ground…
@@BurtTurbo given the situation dubas inherited he f'd it up
Well, I guess the Flyers really decided to fly high with that 6% chance!
the refs messed up the flyers season lol
I think this might have been a preview anyway. The goalie was pulled, it was just a matter of time before the Washington Capitals scored -- perhaps. I'm really disappointed because I was really hoping for Detroit 😮😢
Flyers definitely got hosed!
Not having Torts post game playoff pressers is the real loss here
Ovi will break Gretzkys record .
i cant believe the islanders clinched with 38 wins, those OT losses paid off lol
would have loved to see the wings make it if the pens couldnt.
Honestly wouldn't feel right if this tight playoff race didn't come down to the refs mucking it up, since that's been the one constant in this wild season
Torts just became the Flyers and Red Wings biggest enemy
I watched the wings game last night, so wait wings basically missed out because ref in Philly caps game blew whistle to early? Oh my
Man hockey is so cool, I wish it was real.
This reminds me of the nfc south last season
Detroit should be in the playoffs with their performance this season. Unbelievable they lost to Ovechkin's Capitals. This guy's home country started a war, is too much of a pussy to go to his home country to fight, and yet he comes to America and expects the world to owe him. Detroit won more games than Washington. This is the work of Garry Bettman'. Sutherland and the rest of the Refs are in bed with him to protect their own jobs. Thank's BET 365 for too deciding the games.
It's top 10 anime betrayals for sure🐀🐀🐀
They for sure broke my heart. After the Wings tied it with three seconds left... It was only less than two minutes until they pulled their goalie not realizing it. What a dagger and a shitty way for a season to end. The worst part is.. I'm a die hard Wings and Caps fan lol but Detroit is always first. They blew that season themselves anyways
I know Torts has got to coach but somebody on that bench with his ear should have been keeping a very close eye on the Red-Wings score. I was shocked when the narrator said "Torts had no idea this just happened".......Like what?
Ovis smile? lights up a room
Dude i am so happy for the Caps. somehow, they lose kuzy, backstrom, have a 38 year old ovy, an aging carlsson, an aging oshie, a couple of young guys on dipping their toes in the league so far, and somehow pull off a miracle playoff spot. Insane.
Sutherland strikes again lol
The technicalities in all sports make them great but also make them terrible at the same time. As a wing fan this is PARTICULARLY infuriating but I get it. For any Wings fans out there that want to belly ache about Torts pulling their goalie in a tie game have to realize he's not scrolling his timeline to check-in on how the Wings are doing. He had a plan and it was so bang bang I can't possibly fault him. And why is he so concerned if the Wings make the playoffs in the first place? Oh we're out, let me do some other organization a solid? Cmon. The REAL reason why the Wings are not in the playoffs right now is because of the last month, Larkin went out and started the losing streak, you can't just drop 2 games to the Coyotes and then turn around and lose to the Pens and Caps too and turn around again to complain about how Torts is the bad guy. Anyone with any common sense knows this. It was great having games that actually matter as a Wings fan though and the future is looking bright. We're still on the outside looking in but the expectation most certainly has to be at minimum playoffs next year. A lot of Wings fans even before tonight were saying Yzerman's on the hot seat, which is totally ridiculous when you consider what he inherited both on the roster, in grand rapids and some contracts still on the books for players who don't even play. Every year he has improved the win total and he literally said in the media that it would be about 5 years til you can start thinking playoffs, we'll...it came down to the last game, so his prediction rang true. I think fans are just tired of losing and playing games that don't matter and that's fine, but this is a process, just like Baseball. You draft a guy and it takes years to develop. The Larkin interview post game was devastating to watch, I actually got choked up. He wants it so bad and he knows they blew it and he's furious about it. But that's good, build off of that!
It’s 2024. Nobody is saying Torts should personally be scrolling through his phone. Don’t they have assistants or people who could let him know in real time? I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect coaches to make decisions in real time based on accurate information. That’s sort of the job.
wings fan here and i think the guys were amazing this season but we are not in the playoffs cuz we lost to the caps in the final minutes a week or two ago. that was the moment for me.
As a preds fans I too know something about an early whistle denying a goal
GO CAPS, Ovechkin and crew are my team in the East. In the west well I'm with Oilers of course.
-37 goals but 9 wins above .500. Crazy. But all that don't matter now.
caps handed a win on a silver platter.
Flyers fans must hate Kelly Sutherland
I was watching the caps game last night and it was such a stressful game. I have incredible respect to Detroit for their win last night, but as a die hard caps fan, I couldn’t be happier. Now all that’s left is for us to get our asses kicked by the rangers 😀
I expect 5-6 close low scoring games if the Rangers win game 1 I don't think it'll go past 5 games but if the Caps manage to pull off the 1st game it will be a close series. The Caps are no fun to play they will collapse in front of their net and force the Rangers to play methodically which is not really their strength. I actually think the Rangers have a shot this year and I didn't feel that way last year.
Torts is gonna get a nice welcome next time they’re in Detroit
Since the puck went off of farabee's glove, wouldn't it have not counted anyways?
sure enough wings screwed by a ref not even in their game
How the fuck have we managed that 🤷♂️ let’s go caps
I told it before: The refs decided the season
Blame the refs.
Was it icing in the Wings/Habs game or should it not have been?
idk bout yall, but the 2010 blackhawks were my favorite to watch
there needs to be rule changes to avoid this happening. goal differential should be 1st consideration in tie breakers, plus 4 is far better than minus 37!
I don't think I've ever seen anyone pull a goalie during a tied game (in the 3rd) with so much on the line. TORTS needs a new nickname along the lines of WORSTS
They had to have the 2 points, keep Washington from getting any and hope for a Detroit loss for them to have any chance at all. They did what they had to do for themselves. That said......the caps couldn't skate after playing Boston 21 hrs earlier and it looked like Philly could have scored 5 on 5 at any moment. OVI looked like his skates were handcuffed together, he couldn't move hardly at all last half of the 3rd. All the stoppage confusion for the face off hand pass was definitely a flow disruption/ distraction too.
1:25 - seven Flyers on ice:)
During a line change away from the play?
@@michaellerch before the whistle:)
Late.=)
What's with all these bot and troll accounts?
3:10 I am a new hockey fan and trying to fully understand the often confusing rules. Can I be Hocsplained the icing.
I don't think the ref blew the call. He lost sight of the puck and whistled it down. I thought it was going to be called a continuation goal until I saw the puck his Farabee.
Да, улыбка шикарная))) Впереди Рейнджерс и там будет не до улыбок)
They should enjoy this it is very very very very very rare John Tortorella make some mistake on pulling the goalie like that I haven't seen him make that mistake since 2006 when he was the New York Rangers coach that's how rare the guy does that it's been like 20 years since the last time I seen him do that