The Calgary Flames forward showed off incredible hand-eye coordination by batting in the game-tying goal late in the third period against the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday.
Tkachuk tracked the rebound of a shot by Rasmus Andersson that hit Kings goalie Jack Campbell and went high into the air. He avoided playing the puck with a high stick by catching it on his stick blade in midair, the whacked it past Campbell to tie the game 3-3 with 1:04 left in regulation.
The goal, Tkachuk's second of the night, sent the game into overtime. It also undoubtedly would make any baseball player, or even Cardinals fans in his hometown of St. Louis, beam proudly. It also impressed teammate Milan Lucic.
"Great hands in tight," Lucic said. "That's one of his skillsets is his quick hands in front of the net. He's scored a lot of goals already in the League from those areas, and he'll continue to get more and more."
Unfortunately for the Flames, Tkachuk's goal only earned them a point. Drew Doughty scored the game-winner 50 seconds into overtime, giving Los Angeles a 4-3 win.
NHL.com independent correspondent Aaron Vickers contributed to this report
