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The addition of the shootout to the NHL has taken some of the excitement away from the penalty shot, simply because we see a number of these attempts on a nightly basis. It's just not as rare to see a skater and a goaltender go one-on-one with each other -- we see it every single night across the league. Still, when a penalty shot is awarded in the final minute of regulation in what is a one-goal game, well, that's pretty damn exciting. That's the situation Dallas and Los Angeles had on Monday night as the Kings, trailing by one goal with just 52 seconds to play, were awarded a penalty shot after Stars defenseman Jeff Woywitka was called for covering the puck in the crease.Kings coach Terry Murray called on defenseman Jack Johnson to take the shot. After putting on a nice move against Kari Lehtonen, Johnson failed to elevate the puck over the sprawling goaltender as he made a sliding save to help preserve the Stars 2-1 victory.
It was a nice move and a great save by Lehtonen, but was Johnson the correct choice for the shot?
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Source: http://nhl.fanhouse.com/2011/01/18/kari-lehtonen-stops-jack-johnson-penalty-shot-in-final-minute-v/
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