*Sorry for the lack of photos! Hoping to get permission eventually.*
Mason Morelli made his NHL debut against the San Jose Sharks on Monday, February 19th. Morelli scored his first NHL goal and recorded an assist in a 4-0 victory at the SAP Center.
Golden Knights lineup against the Sharks:
Barbashev - Roy - Marchessault
Howden - Stephenson - Stone
Cotter - Karlsson - Amadio
Morelli - Froese - Kolesar
Martinez - Pietrangelo
McNabb - Miromanov
Hague - Whitecloud
Thompson
Hill
Sharks lineup against the Golden Knights:
Duclair - Granlund - Zetterlund
Hoffman - Eklund - Kunin
Zadina - Sturm - Lebanc
Barbanov - Carpenter - Bailey
Ferraro - Rutta
Vlasic - Emberson
Okhotiuk - Addison
Blackwood
Kahkonen
Opening the scoring early into the first period, Michael Amadio scored his eighth goal of the season to get Vegas in the lead 1-0 on a breakaway. At 15:35, not long after Amadio's goal, William Karlsson scored on a rebound of a shot by Alex Martinez to extend the lead to 2-0. Later into the first frame, Mason Morelli deflected a cross-ice pass on the power play from Alex Pietrangelo and recorded his first NHL goal in his debut.
Keegan Kolesar extended it to 4-0 late into the middle frame, recording his fifth goal of the season. He tapped in a backdoor pass from Alex Martinez.
In the third period, it remained a 4-0 score... the Golden Knights held their lead through the remainder of the game to shutout the San Jose Sharks. This is the eighth time this season the Sharks have been shutout.
Mason Morelli on his debut and his first NHL goal: "It went pretty well. Those guys made it easy in the locker room. A good group of guys and they were very welcoming. It was awesome. It was a special moment and my family was there, so it was cool," - "I didn't see it going in right away... We were hooping and hollering for a little bit. It was a special moment for sure and I got to see the replay with my family too. It's hard to put into words, it's special."
Fun Fact:
I actually have an autographed puck from Mason Morelli when he played for the Hershey Bears. He was one of my favorite Bears players! I still count him as one of my favorite hockey players.
Notes:
- Mason Morelli joined Cody Glass (October 2, 2019) and Vadim Shipachyov (October 25, 2017) as one of the only players to score in their NHL debut for the Vegas Golden Knights.
Morelli also became the third player, age 28 or older, to have a multi-point game in their regular-season debut in the past 30 years. He joins Jaroslav Hlinka (two assists on October 3rd, 2007 with the Colorado Avalanche) and Ilya Byakin (one goal and two assists on November 6th, 1993 with the Edmonton Oilers)
- Alex Martinez recorded three assists... Logan Thompson made 29 saves for Vegas.
- Mackenzie Blackwood made 22 saves for San Jose
- The Golden Knights extended their road point streak to 15 games against the Sharks... dating back to February 8th, 2018.
Postgame: Bruce Cassidy
Postgame: Michael Amadio
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