Brandon Duhaime just had the most memorable first NHL goal you’ll ever see.
The 24-year-old rookie for the Minnesota Wild netted his first career NHL goal on Saturday against the Anaheim Ducks in the most unorthodox way. With the Wild trailing 1-0 in the first period, Minnesota found a spark of life after Nico Sturm took a shot on net during a four-on-four sequence. The puck deflected off a Duck player and found its way right to Duhaime’s skate and went in.
The kicker? Duhaime wasn’t even paying attention to the play at the time, as he was in the process of picking up his stick that he dropped in front of the Ducks’ net! What a way to get your first NHL goal, by being in the right place at the right time to make the accidental deflection.
Right place right time for Duhame and he picks up his 1st NHL goal!! #mnwild even up the score in St. Paul pic.twitter.com/zbDOVCHwHh
— Bally Sports North (@BallySportsNOR) October 23, 2021
Earlier in the season against Los Angeles, it looked as if Duhaime had gotten his first NHL goal but it was waved off after a review. Thankfully, this one counted for the rookie, who was able to celebrate properly this time thanks to a fortuitous bounce.
The first of hopefully many for Duhaime with the Wild!
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