During the first period of the Calgary Flames and Chicago Blackhawks’ game, rookie Rory Kerins, making his NHL debut, set up teammate Jakob Pelletier for the game’s first goal.
With the assist, Kerins becomes only the second player in franchise history with a point on their first NHL shift, joining Sam Bennett, who was the first on Apr. 11, 2015.
Rory Kerins also becomes just the second #Flames player since 2009-10 to record a point on their first NHL shift with the other being Sam Bennett on April 11, 2015. https://t.co/YVOMkH8EWj
— Calgary Flames PR (@NHLFlamesPR) January 14, 2025
By the end of the first, the Flames held a comfortable 3-1 lead, thanks to two goals from Pelletier, both assisted by Kerins and a lamplighter from Matt Coranato.
The record for most points by a Flames player in their NHL debut is three, shared by Kent Nilsson (1979), Kevin LaVallee (1980), and Calder Trophy winner Sergei Makarov (1989).
Stay tuned for the second and third periods to see if Kerins can tie or break the rookie record.
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