Mason takes responsibility for gaffe: ‘I messed up’

Steve Mason is owning up to his mistake.

The Philadelphia Flyers goaltender took full responsibility Saturday night after allowing Washington Capitals forward Jason Chimera to score a 100-foot goal that held up as the winner in Game 2.

Related - Watch: Steve Mason allows goal on 100-foot deflection by Jason Chimera

"I tried to put it to the corner. I messed up," he told reporters, according to the Courier-Post's Dave Isaac. "(I) can say it over and over again, ‘It’s a bad goal.’"

Flyers captain Claude Giroux wasn't concerned about having to say the right thing to his netminder after the goal that ultimately put Philadelphia down 2-0 in the series.

"Mase bailed us out so many times. I’m not too worried about that," Giroux said.

Mason allowed four goals on 23 shots in the 4-1 loss Saturday, after conceding the only two goals of Game 1 in a 2-0 defeat Thursday night.

Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *