The top 10 NHL bar down goals
A true bar down goal is one of the coolest things in hockey. It's when a puck hits the crossbar and goes straight down, hitting the ice before it finds the back of the net. It takes velocity and/or some meddling with the laws of physics.
We're going to bend the rules a bit to bring you 10 of the best bar down goals in recent memory. Not all of these goals are true to the definition of a bar down snipe (there's some net contact in a couple of cases), but they're all something to behold nonetheless. Without further ado, here are the top 10 bar down* goals.
Jeff Tambellini pings one past Semyon Varlamov
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Sidney Crosby goes backhand bar down on Anderson
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Michal Handzus bests Ducks with a pure bar down shootout goal
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Martin St. Louis is a filthy man
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Pavel Datsyuk beats Jonathan Quick
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Michael Grabner rips one by Ryan Miller
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Ovechkin goes bar down for his first goal of the 2013-14 season
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Tatar goes off the bar
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Jamie Benn beats all the Blue Jackets
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Just your average between-the-legs bar down score