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Pavel Buchnevich set up Schenn’s tap-in at the right post with a cross-crease pass.
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Daily News, 25 Jan. 2026
And again Detroit had an answer, when James Van Riemsdyk spun away from a defender for a tap-in at the top of the Minnesota crease.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Jan. 2026
But out of nowhere, Alex Steeves came flying in on the backcheck to break up what appeared to be a tap-in.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
But the Lightning responded with four straight goals, including one just 33 seconds after Toffoli scored, as winger Nikita Kucherov pounced on a turnover by defenseman Sam Dickinson and fed Anthony Cirelli, who found Brandon Hagel with a diagonal seam pass for a tap-in.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
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Daily News, 25 Jan. 2026
And again Detroit had an answer, when James Van Riemsdyk spun away from a defender for a tap-in at the top of the Minnesota crease.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Jan. 2026
But out of nowhere, Alex Steeves came flying in on the backcheck to break up what appeared to be a tap-in.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
But the Lightning responded with four straight goals, including one just 33 seconds after Toffoli scored, as winger Nikita Kucherov pounced on a turnover by defenseman Sam Dickinson and fed Anthony Cirelli, who found Brandon Hagel with a diagonal seam pass for a tap-in.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Tap-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tap-in. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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