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Karl Rasmussen

MYSTERIOUS: Capitals goalie accidentally shoots puck into own net to break third period tie - What They Never Told You

Washington Capitals score a goal on their own net after a mistake from goalie Charlie Lindgren. | Screenshot via B/R Open Ice

The Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning were going back and forth all night long in a high-scoring affair at Amalie Arena, but the Bolts managed to take a late lead on what was the strangest hat-trick-completing goal Brayden Point has ever scored.

It was a moment Charlie Lindgren will want to wash from his memory, as he committed one of the most perplexing mistakes a goaltender could make. While trying to play the puck behind his net, Lindgren misfired and accidentally dumped the puck directly into the goal for a brutal and embarrassing own goal.

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