Sasha Abolenskiy gives us a dazzling breakaway goal on the ice that earned a spot in ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays from Friday night.  Take a look at the amazing highlight and a chronicle of every JSZ highlight that has made the SportsCenter Top 10 through the years


Bridgewater-Raritan scored a 6-3 win at home against Hillsborough with Panthers junior Sasha Abolenskiy notching a hat trick to reach 25 goals on the season.  It was Sasha’s second goal that created a lot of buzz in the hockey world.  With B-R goalie Justin Madison starting the play with a pass from behind the net, Abolenskiy went in on a breakaway and jammed on the breaks to deliver a spectacular effort.  The goal earned the #5 spot in ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays on February 6. This is the ninth time a JSZ highlight has been featured on SportsCenter’s Top 10 and the fourth time a New Jersey hockey highlight made the cut.

JSZ Highlights Featured on ESPN SportsCenter Top 10 Plays

Sasha Abolenskiy, Bridgewater-Raritan (Hockey) – #5 February 6, 2026

Amadou Hann, St. Benedict’s Prep (Soccer) – #2 November 13, 2025

Fischer Brogan, St. Augustine Prep (Soccer) – #9 October 9, 2024

Gordon Ogden, Red Bank Regional (Lacrosse) – #8 April 14, 2021

Chris Farinacci, Manasquan (Hockey) – #3 February 21, 2020

Jagger Zrada, Moorestown (Basketball) – #2 March 10, 2019

Michael Balzarotti, Delbarton (Hockey) – #3 February 13, 2019

Hayden Volk/Matt Volk, Colts Neck (Football) – #7 October 31, 2015

Julian Kislin/Max Halvorsen, Freehold Township (Hockey) – #1 January 14, 2015

Watch our playlist of all of our ESPN Top 10 Plays!