And on this day 15 years ago, Krejci made his first impact in the NHL when he scored his first career goal in a 4-0 win over the the Ottawa Senators at TD Garden.
In his 42nd career game on February 26th, 2008, Krejci made it 2-0 with 2:37 left in the first period when he put a Peter Schaefer rebound past Martin Gerber:
Prior to his first goal, the then 21-year-old had 12 career assists. He also followed it up with goals in the next two games against the Penguins and Atlanta Thrashers.
Krejci finished his rookie season with 6 goals and 21 assists in 56 games.
The career-long Bruin has gone onto skate in 1,015 games, registering 228 goals and 549 assists with the Black and Gold.
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