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GIF: Braden Holtby throws hilarious tantrum, smashes net

During Saturday night's game between the New York Islanders and the Washington Capitals, Islanders sniper Thomas Vanek scored a messy goal after a goal mouth scramble with two minutes to go in the game. 

Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby believed firmly that he'd been interfered with on the sequence, and threw a hilarious and churlish tantrum when the referee ruled it a goal:

[Courtesy CSN, via welshhockeyfan]

It all ended well, however, for Holtby and the Capitals. Washington tied the game late and won it in overtime when Alexander Ovechkin beat Islanders rookie Anders Nilsson. 

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