WATCH: Evgeni Malkin wins game with goal of the year

Apparently, the Pittsburgh Penguins took Evgeni Malkin’s candid rant to heart — no player more so than Malkin himself.

A couple days after venting that the Pens needed to “stop, look in the mirror, and start working,” the stealthy forward led the way in a fiery 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild Tuesday night. No moment in the tilt was more marvelous, however, than Malkin’s game-winner in the second frame.

The maneuver in which he wraps  the puck around his left leg is already jaw-dropping. But break down the play and ponder the quick thinking that it took for him to snag Phil Kessel’s pass from over his shoulder and loop it between his legs before Minnesota’s Mikael Granlund could commandeer it.

Listen, as the video captures the home crowds collective “Whoa!” as the play unfolds.