He shoots! He scores! He's an idiot!

Posted on Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 10:31:51 AM EST in NHL
More on: Capitals, Nicklas Backstrom, Penguins, goal, video, funny (all tags)

We've seen this happen plenty of times at little kids soccer games, but it doesn't occur all too often on sport's professional levels. Of course, we're talking about getting that all-too-perfect set up and knocking down a huge goal for the team...the other team!

But that’s exactly what happened on Sunday when Caps center Nicklas Backstrom scored a goal on his own net with 28 seconds left in regulation and the score tied 2-2 against Pittsburgh. As you would expect, Washington went on to lose 4-2 as Sydney Crosby got credit for Backstrom’s blunder.

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