Chris Conner of the Pittsburgh Penguins must have been looking for a hole to crawl into to hide after his flubbed penalty shot attempt in his team’s 4-2 loss in Tampa Bay last night.

The blunder costs the Pens a chance to seal the series and by the time the night was over the Lightning had forced a Game 7 to be played back in Pitt.

Sure to make it to the ESPN Sportscenter Top 10 “not best plays” here is an instructional You Tube video for skaters of all ages that features Conner showing how NOT to perform on a penalty shot:

In all fairness, Conner has scored in the past on a penalty shot with much less stakes at hand in a game against the Detroit Red Wings. Here’s that video:

Used with permission of the author.

Jay Donetelli is a Tampa-based freelance sportswriter and contributor to Sports Climax. With an opinion sharper than an Ovechkin skate blade with the sting of an Ali jab, Donetelli has a loyal cult of readers who have found a way to love him.

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