Playing in place of Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin, who was unable to play in Canada since he tested positive for COVID-19 eight days ago, left-wing Joe Snively scored the first goal of the game against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Thursday. It was the first career NHL goal for the 26-year-old, who was born in Herndon, Virginia.
Joe Snively scores against the Montreal Canadiens to make it 1-0 #MTLvsWSH #GoHabsGo #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/8RIcfXBKgW
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Snively pounced on a rebound from the right dot after goaltender Cayden Primeau stopped defenseman Justin Schultz’s wrister with the pad just 5:04 into the game. on l🔁🔁p@budlight | #BudLightCelly pic.twitter.com/cGlLxttCr3
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Snively said during a first intermission interview, “that is one I’m going to remember, for sure.”
He becomes the third Virginia-born player to score a goal in the NHL.
Snively, who leads the AHL’s Hershey Bears with 38 points (including 15 goals) in 35 games, has three points in six NHL games.
Snively played for the Little Caps as a mite.
Congratulations Joe!
By Harrison Brown
