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.
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The Washington Capitals are feeling pity for the Philadelphia Flyers. This, of course, is not a good look for the Flyers.
After backing up his Game 1 shutout with a dazzling 41-save performance in Game 2, Braden Holtby admitted that he lamented seeing Steve Mason - his goaltending counterpart - let in a goal from center ice.
"I couldn't even watch the replay of it," Holtby said of Mason's blunder, according to Stephen Whyno of The Associated Press.
"You never want to see it as a goalie." he added. "As a competitor, you don't want to see it."
Defenseman Karl Alzner shared in that sentiment, saying carefully: "You feel bad, kind of, for the other team. Not so much in the playoffs."
Holtby, meanwhile, has stopped better than 98 percent of the shots he's faced in the series. And he's been perfect from the red line out.
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After a disappointing 4-1 Game 2 loss that saw goaltender Steve Mason allow a goal from 100 feet away, Philadelphia Flyers head coach Dave Hakstol knows his team needs to pick up their game, as they now sit in a 2-0 series deficit.
"We've got our butts on the line and I think that's a pretty comfortable spot for this group," Hakstol said, according to Sports Illustrated's Alex Prewitt.
The first-year coach saw his team make an incredible late-season run to grab the final Eastern Conference wild-card spot, winning 25 of their final 44 regular-season games.
They'll now need a similar run to knock off the Presidents' Trophy winners but Hakstol noted "confidence on our team is not an issue," according to CSN's Jen Daniels.
After Mason's major gaffe, Hakstol would not say whether he would stick with the 27-year-old in goal for Game 3, according to ESPN's Joe McDonald.
This leaves a possibility Michal Neuvirth could start against his former team. He made his first career start against Washington in January, making 27 saves in an overtime victory. He has made just one start since March 16, when he suffered a knee injury.
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Gabbo is back.
Marian Gaborik is in the Los Angeles Kings' lineup for Game 2 of their first-round playoff series against the San Jose Sharks.
He took part in the pregame warmup alongside Anze Kopitar and Milan Lucic.
The veteran forward was activated off injured reserve before the game after being out since Feb. 12 with a knee injury.
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WASHINGTON - Washington's Braden Holtby made 41 saves, Philadelphia's Steve Mason gave up a goal from 101 feet away and Alex Ovechkin scored on the power play and the Capitals beat the Flyers 4-1 in Game 2 Saturday night to take a 2-0 series lead.
Ovechkin's 37th Stanley Cup playoff goal was as predictable as Jason Chimera's goal from beyond the red line was unexpected. Mason whiffed at the puck on what turned out to be the game-winner.
Related: Steve Mason allows goal on 100-foot deflection by Jason Chimera
The Flyers outshot the Capitals 42-23 and dominated for much of the game, but came up empty as John Carlson scored his second power-play goal in as many games and Nicklas Backstrom added one at even strength late. Jake Voracek scored the Flyers' only goal.
The series shifts to Philadelphia for Game 3 on Monday night.
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Antoine Roussel kicked the puck over the net and onto Devan Dubnyk's back... it counts pic.twitter.com/qD5xumxOb6
— The Cauldron (@TheCauldron) April 17, 2016
Alright, rules aficionados. Explain this one.
Antoine Roussel scored one of the more bizarre goals you'll see Saturday night in Game 2, flipping a puck over the net and onto the back Minnesota Wild goaltender Devan Dubnyk as he angled his skate at a loose puck deep in the offensive zone.
Miraculously, Dubnyk was able to pin the puck between his back and the crossbar before appearing to back the net off its moorings to earn a whistle. As such, it was originally called no goal. But upon further review, the NHL's Situation Room deemed the puck crossed the goal line in a "legal fashion" before the flexible pegs were pulled out from underneath.
However, it doesn't appear as though the NHL considered Roussel's initial contact, which in the eyes of some - presumably Wild coach John Torchetti - could have been considered a kicking motion.
The local footy team seemed to think so, too.
@DallasStars that Roussel is pretty good with his feet. Mind loaning him to us this summer? ⚽️⚽️⚽️
— FC Dallas (@FCDallas) April 17, 2016
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Even in the midst of a playoff game, Jamie Benn is able to have a little fun.
The Dallas Stars captain stopped to pose for a photo after drawing a tripping call on Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter late in the first period of Game 2.
The photo atop this post is the one taken Saturday night.
- With h/t to SB Nation
(Courtesy: FOX Sports Southwest)
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Alex Ovechkin. Every. Single. Time. #WSHvsPHI #StanleyCuphttps://t.co/miVX4Bwtsh
— #StanleyCup Playoffs (@NHL) April 17, 2016
The captain's on the board, and the NHL's best regular-season team is feeling it.
Watch one of the NHL's premier setup men, Nicklas Backstrom, nutmeg T.J. Oshie in order to find Alex Ovechkin's launch point on the power play, giving the Washington Capitals a two-goal lead.
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Alex Ovechkin is out there collecting bodies.
After ending Sean Couturier's series with a crushing body check in Game 1, the Washington Capitals' scoring machine dumped Brayden Schenn into his own bench with another heavy hit along the boards.
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