Staal bats puck out of midair to give Hurricanes overtime win in Game 5

Swing hard in case you hit it. Jordan Staal seems to subscribe to that theory, usually applied to baseball or golf.

The Carolina Hurricanes captain batted a puck out of midair and hit it just hard enough to get it into the net to deliver the Hurricanes a 3-2 overtime win in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup First Round against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday.
Staal somehow connected with the puck, which was flipped up into the air by Predators goalie Juuse Saros making a save.
Staal took a big left-handed swing and got enough on it that it seemingly hit Predators captain Roman Josi and still snuck past Saros for the winner.
After the game of course, there was a Playoff Storm Surge.

Staal's incredible goal wasn't the prettiest of the game though. That honor went to Martin Necas.

Necas did some smooth puck handling from his own zone, streaked up the right side of the ice before sneaking a wraparound past Saros while falling to his knees.
Wonder what tricks the Hurricanes will pull out for Game 6.