Perfectly Timed Photo From Hurricanes-Lightning Game Left NHL Fans Mesmerized

Karl Rasmussen | Mar 13, 2025

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov skates against the Carolina Hurricanes. / Josh Lavallee/NHLI via Getty Images

Capturing photos at an NHL game can be a difficult and sometimes unforgiving task. With the pace at which players are skating and pucks are flying around the ice, the perfect moment can pass by in the blink of an eye.

Every now and then, however, a photographer ends up with an incredibly captivating and perfectly timed image. That was the case for Getty’s Josh Lavallee, who was in attendance and behind the camera for Tuesday's tilt between the Carolina Hurricanes and Tampa Bay Lightning.

Lavallee managed to capture the exact moment a puck was lifted into the air along the plexiglass, with Lightning superstar Nikita Kucherov hot in pursuit. The puck was reflecting the image of a Hurricanes jersey worn by a fan seated in the front row.

Have a look at the work of art:

One the coolest hockey photos snapped this season 📸🔥

(via GETTY/Josh Lavallee) pic.twitter.com/MgVcw2QntP

— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) March 13, 2025

Truly a masterpiece of NHL photography.

Fans on social media were mesmerized by the shot, and they shared their reactions online, with many suggesting it belonged on the loading screen of EA's NHL video games.

📸🙋‍♂️ https://t.co/g9Z3VJCigi

— Josh Lavallee (@jp_lavs) March 13, 2025

Video game cover

— Anthony Kriens (@anthonykriens) March 13, 2025

And this my friends is why I want to be a sports photographer for a living. So sick https://t.co/Xd1KopURPw

— ARutherford0220_ (@ARutherford0220) March 13, 2025

Now this is how you use the reflection from shooting behind the glass, wow https://t.co/Sw1smp8Do7

— Jackson boline (@jackson_boline) March 13, 2025

frame it. hang it. IT’S ART https://t.co/mV04x4d569

— Irah 🪐 (@lovto_loveyou) March 13, 2025

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