When rookie defenseman Bill Houlder broke into the NHL with the Washington Capitals, he had an early initiation to the best of the NHL. Houlder made a play against the great Mario Lemieux that, somewhat embarrassingly, made highlight reels across Canada and the United States.
"Somehow I got stuck out there against (Lemieux)," he recalled. "And he was coming down the ice one-on-one with me. I was trying to watch his chest, but I kept seeing his arms going back and forth, moving the puck down by my feet. I was thinking, 'That puck's got to be right down there.' When I finally looked down, my feet were weaving so badly that I fell flat on my backside..."
Lucky for Houlder, Lemieux did not walk in on a breakaway and score. Houlder awkwardly fell right on the puck.
Lemieux would later apologize to the freshman. "He said, 'Sorry about that, kid.' I said, 'That's all right. I don't think you'll have to worry about seeing me out here too much more tonight.'"
Here's a look at the top ten Mario Lemieux goals:
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