BEST Shootout Goals From the 2025-26 NHL Season

I have never seen a goal like that. Oh, that's just out. Oh, and he sniped that one. Bidard on hard. Connor Bidard takes this puck for a walk. Foot over. Oh my gosh. We see a defenseman in the shootout for the first time. Shea Theodore. Impressive career shootout numbers. He's smooth with it. Chance to walk it off here too. He can win it. For Vegas. Backhand! Shea Theodore wins it for Vegas in the fourth round of the shootout. And welcome back, Connor Hart. Connor Ingram. Lifetime three and four in the shootout. Trying to keep the others alive. And scores. It's a stick. You don't see too often in a shootout a player streak right down the middle of the ice. That's exactly what McKinnon does. This forces Ingram to have to back up a little bit. That little stop that we used to see Patrick King do it all the time. It changes the speed and then that quick release. Zach Wierenski. For the win. From Grosse Pointe, Michigan. And he scores. In front of family and friends, he gives Columbus a huge extra point here at Little Caesars Arena. And he comes in. Again, he can win it. Evangelista waiting. And he scores! And the Predators win it in round eight. If I'm not mistaken, Evangelista appeared for a split second to lose control. But that can be deceptive in itself. And then he regained control right away. Quinn with the puck. Right circle. To the middle. Fakes. Scores! A slow-mo finish on a wonderful goal by Jack Quinn in the shootout. He says no again with the glove. Marchenko is amazing in shootouts. He can win the game. 9 for 14 in his career. 5 for 6 this year. Swerves on in. Dinks. And scores! And the Blue Jackets win the game. Marchenko. Tremendous. All night long. Scored the goal in the game. His 100th of his career. And then wins the game in the shootout. Number 74, Jake DeBrusque. Who went to a shorter stick. Let's see if he does that little block or flip. Yes, he does! We'll call it the DeBrusque. Comes in with speed. Remember how I said about getting it above the shoulders of Soros? Marty Natchez. Four points in the game. He can win it right here. Natchez. Forehand! He tucks it home! Blast the Stars. 5-4 in the shootout. They snap Dallas' 10-game winning streak. And they steal one here in Dallas. Goal will start and it will be Paul Cotter. Just six goals on the year. But he does take shootouts. He's one for three. Yeah, you know you don't ever expect that, do you? You have to obviously work on it and practice a lot. A fourth liner to kick things off for New Jersey. Cotter in! Score! That's the move! Cotter gives New Jersey the lead. Looked like he was going to fake that he's going between the legs. Right here. Yeah. And then pulls it back off the post and in. McTavish. Trying to swing it back for the Ducks. Slowly on Cooley. Almost stops. Deeks. Scores! How did he get that through? Underneath him. Cooley. Brad Marchant, 23% in his Hall of Fame career. Marchant racing it. And he scores! Bringing it in on Hofer again. Weave slowly over the line. Shoot! Oh, and he sniped that one. They don't see many shots coming from the hash mark. And that one, a terrific shot by Trevor Moore. Don't be surprised if he goes forehand-backhand here. But he's got a great shot. Forsberg. To give Nashville the lead. On Thatcher Demko. Scores! Matty Meuniers with a beautiful move and that's had to tuck it into the open net on the forehand. And the Seattle Kraken, after surrendering a two-goal lead, were able to outlast Vancouver in a shootout. He came down forehand and then pulled and then right back across the green. And Demko couldn't get that right pad back far enough in time. The reach by Meuniers, the little hop at the end so there's no crashing into the goalie. And the Kraken survived this one and got the extra point. Scores in the shootout! Over with a deep to the back poke check and he gets the first goal of this time break. That was a savvy move. Emile Heidemann, one for one this season, two for two in his career, has a chance to win it for the New York Islanders. In the shootout. Scores! A shootout winner for Heidemann as the Islanders sweep the homestand and move into first place in the Eastern Conference. Comes flying down the right side. Bratt moves. Scores! Well that's just outright nasty. That is nasty. Gathers the puck. Sheelofs comes out of his crease. Scores! Chambers with a 2-1 lead. Here comes Duchesne. He scores! He goes a little forehand, backhand. It says Dutchie here. He's in the two hole. Meuniers assesses. Scores a beautiful goal! Wow! He does an excellent job with the fake to set uphill, moving to his left, back to the forehand. He's got 54 shootout goals. Number one all time. And make it 55! He's had the most shootout attempts in history. 40% in his career. Charlie Coyle skates in on Swayman. And he scores! He goes far down. And we're tied! Clutch for Charlie Coyle. Right-handed shot. It's going to go up on that short side. Just a little flick. Artemi Panarin. Three this season. A little showmanship. Panarin in. Deeks. Wolf down. And Panarin scores! He floats that one over Wolf. I have never seen a goal like that. Ooh, slow it down. Kicks up his pace. And he scores! Great puck control. Yeah, by changing speeds like that, you're trying to get the goaltender either too deep or too aggressive. And at the end, it's just a patience. Up first for Colorado. Pichuskin. Moving in. Scores! First shooter is Carlson. Coming in on Cooley. Carlson. Deeks backhand scores! Pretty goal. And Carlson gives the Ducks a 1-0 shootout lead. And Carlson's got that huge reach as he pulls that forehand to backhand. Second career shootout attempt for Lena's Carlson. The latest bid for the Canucks to win this game. Scores! Carlson, in round number six, wins it for Vancouver. As the Canucks, in a shootout, take this game they never led, 4-3. The shooter is Victor Arvidsson for Boston. Arvidsson delays, makes the move, and he scores on the backhand. The Boston Bruins victorious in a shootout. Victor Arvidsson in round three. This season, Sharagovich claims to make it four straight wins thanks to a excuse me, shootout winner from Sharagovich. Now McKinnon is eligible. McKinnon scores! That's the win. Scores! The shootout continues for the Penguins. 1-7 in shootouts this year as Columbus takes it 4-3. He'll be the first shooter for Colorado. Also from the left. Now curls back to the slot. Forehand! And he tucks it home. Gorgeous hands. And salutes to everybody. This is like profanity-laced stick language. Look at all that. The legs might be a little fresher. Austin Matthews scores and the Maple Leafs have won at Rogers Arena for the first time since 2019. Here's Matthews. Austin Matthews and he has tied it in the shootout. Dylan Strobel started out for Washington. And he scores on the backhand. Here's the move. And he puts it right up under the bar. Here's Strobel. The Caps need him to get one here. What a beautiful backhander from Dylan Strobel. This is so silky by Strobel. He comes in as a lefty. He shows shot right there. Makes Gibson fake and fall. The second career attempt for Louis Krevia. The big defenseman sent out there by Jeff Blaser. Experience going against one of the most experienced goaltenders. And he just puts it. Elevates. That's the key. Andrei Svechnikov to the forehand. Scores! Advantage Carolina. We'll see Darcy Kemper here keeping an eye on the goaltender. He's coming across. See him bite? He bought to the blocker side. Right there. See the shoulder shimmy? Donato. Second shooter for the Hawks. Donato waits and scores! Well it's wonderful moves to get Ottinger to commit and spread out. But the finish is a bit of a chef's kiss. For the Islanders. Left circle. Between the dots. Backhand scores! Whoa. Matthew Barzell. Very creative guy. And he's showing it right here on the shootout. He's coming in. Gets Alex Lyon moving to the left a little bit. Goes back to the right and chips it over him. Next he ain't in. He has to prosper there. Geez. Confidence to do that. I mean the old one. Hayes starts it off. Score! Hayes with like almost a Dadsuit style pull. Nazem Kadri who has a shootout winner this year. Over the boards for the Flames. Kadri in Deke's backhand. Scores! What a goal from Nazem Kadri. Dusts it off. Jesper Bratt with a big bag of tricks. Here he comes. Just a walk in the park here for Bratt. Full control. Bratt going wide on the forehand. Little backhand flick is in. It's a good goal for Jesper Bratt to tie it. That's a sick play. That's filthy. Dreisaitl 36%. Again out wide. Brings it to the middle. Back on. Dreisaitl outlasts Casey to Smith and tucks it inside the right post. First round no blood drawn. Here's Dreisaitl in the shootout against Wolfe. Here's Bobby Brink against Zegras and Crosby in the locker room watching. Here is Bobby Brink. Brink. Wow. What a set of hands from Brink. Brink scored the game's first goal. Look at this. One move. Two moves. Oh I got one more for you. What a beauty from Bobby Brink.