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Jared Spurgeon shows incredible hand-eye coordination on goal (Video)

Josh Cooper
ST. PAUL, MN - JANUARY 17: Jared Spurgeon #46 of the Minnesota Wild scores a goal against Ben Lovejoy #12 and goalie Cory Schneider #35 of the New Jersey Devils during the game on January 17, 2017 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images)
Jared Spurgeon #46 of the Minnesota Wild scores a goal against Ben Lovejoy #12 and goalie Cory Schneider #35 of the New Jersey Devils during the game on January 17, 2017 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images)

Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon used incredible hand-eye coordination to score a gorgeous power play goal Tuesday against the New Jersey Devils.

The play came on a rebound off Devils goaltender Cory Schneider off a shot by Mikko Koivu that was then deflected by Nino Niederreiter on the way to the net. Spurgeon then gloved the puck and dropped it towards the ice, but instead of waiting for it to fall all the way down, he smacked it into the net from mid-air.

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The goal was Spurgeon’s sixth of the year and put the Wild up 1-0 at the 17:58 mark of the first period. Spurgeon came into the game with the best points per-game average of his career at 0.50 in 38 contests.

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has seemed to hold a monopoly on mid-air goals in the NHL this season, with his tallies coming in the month of December. It’s a play that has a high degree of difficulty and when it’s done correctly, it’s generally highlight-reel worthy.

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