As my FanHouse colleague Greg Wyshynski foreshadowed last night, Chicago Blackhawks winger Jonathan Toews got his first NHL goal and Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price collected his first NHL win.
But the NHL milestone I was watching for last night came on Long Island, where defenseman Brian Berard, fresh off signing a new contract he earned in training camp with the team, scored the game winning goal for the Islanders in their first meeting with the Rangers this season.
As Mirtle outlined earlier this week, it's been a long way back for Berard, as he struggled to stick in the league in the wake of a gruesome eye injury in 2000 that took him from the sport for a while. Although Berard is certainly closer to the end of his career than the beginning, here's wishing him the best in his latest stint on the Island.
