Larionov's Goal Played Out In Surreal Theater For Me -- Literally & Figuratively

Igor Larionov had just scored the biggest goal of his career, and maybe of the Red Wings' season, and I was forced to cheer silently. The next few sentences are nothing you don't already know, but they should be repeated anyway for the purposes of context. Game 3, 2002 Stanley Cup Finals. Red Wings in a somewhat unexpected dogfight with the Carolina Hurricanes, who stole Game 1 in Detroit in overtime and who led Game 3 until the final minute, when Brett Hull deflected a shot past Arturs Irbe to