Montreal Canadiens: Looking back at first goals in a Habs uniform

Charles Hudon

Charles Hudon was the man with all the shots and chances, but little to show for it. But eyebrows were raise whenever he did score, and his first goal was no exception.

The Habs were starting a rush on the power play, and Hudon received the puck in the neutral zone getting in alone after beating Erik Karlsson on the entry. It was a rile of a shot that got past Anderson for the first of his NHL career, and the first of the night.

Nicolas Deslauriers

No one expected Nicolas Deslauriers to score as much as he did when the Habs acquired him from the Buffalo Sabres. The fourth line with Byron Froese and Daniel Carr were one of the team’s most consistent and hardworking trios for a good chunk of the season.

For the goal, both Froese and Carr were winning battles along the boards allowing the former to find Deslauriers in the slot uncontested to beat Jimmy Howard.

Jacob de La Rose

Deslauriers shared the love a little bit helping Jacob de La Rose score his first NHL goal in the same game. The Habs were shorthanded after Danault was called for interference. Deslauriers intercepted a banked recovery that Darren Helm was trying to get to and took off with de La Rose on the other side.

The 2013 second-round pick made no mistake scoring on Deslauriers’ cross-ice feed putting Montreal up 4-0.

Byron Froese

Deflections are a go-to method to score whether it’s on purpose or by accident. A Benn wrist shot ended up in the back of the net behind Mike Smith, but not before hitting Froese on the way there.