Brad Marchand's 1st NHL goal was the start of something special
Boston Bruins superstar Brad Marchand scored the first goal of his NHL career on November 3rd, 2010, and it was a sign of things to come.
The Bruins were on the road facing the Buffalo Sabres. During a Sabres powerplay, the defenseman misread a rim around the boards in the offensive zone that sent Marchand on a shorthanded breakaway, and the rest is history.
It was Marchand's 29th career game after appearing in only 20 games during the 2009-10 NHL season, where he registered just one assist. The 22-year-old would appear in 77 games that season, recording 21 goals and 20 assists, including four more shorthanded goals.
Marchand has gone on to score 33 shorthanded goals in his career, which is 14th all-time in NHL history and the most by any active player. The next closest is Andrew Cogliano of the Colorado Avalanche, who is 69th with 21.
His next shorthanded goal will put Marchand in a four-way tie for 11th all-time with Marion Hossa, Pavel Bure and former Bruin Derek Sanderson.
Here is the Top-10 in shorthanded goals in NHL history as per NHL Records:
Marchy has a real chance to be in the top five by the time is career is over, but reaching any higher than that may be a tall order.
What do you think?
| POLL | ||
How many SH goals will Marchand finish his career with? | ||
| 33-34 | 2 | 9.5 % |
| 35-36 | 5 | 23.8 % |
| 36-37 | 4 | 19 % |
| 37+ | 10 | 47.6 % |
| List of polls | ||
