20 minutes – He has waited 127 matches to score a goal

At the Bell Center, where the Montreal Canadiens took a Minnesota Wild drive (4-0), two players scored their first goal in the league to allow the Quebec team to pocket the two points against the club coached by Bruce Boudreau for the first time since November 8, 2014.

Author of 1-0, defender Victor Mete ended an unproductive sequence of 127 matches that had become a subject of taunt in the dressing room of the Habs.

Victor Mete (1) FINALLY gets his first NHL goal to open the scoring for Montreal!#GoHabsGopic.twitter.com/evsIDLz1DU HD365 (@HockeyDaily365) October 18, 2019

At the conclusion of 3-0, rookie Nick Suzuki had to wait seven matches before lighting the lamp and earn the right to keep the puck of his goal.

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Back in the Wild's lineup, welsh winger Kevin Fiala skated for 13'30 and ended the game on a -1 differential.

At the Prudential Center, without Nico Hischier (injured) but with Zurich defender Mirco Mller (19'25), the New Jersey Devils enjoyed a first win (5-2 against the New York Rangers) season after having posted six losses. It was also a first confrontation between the first two picks of the 2019 repechage. The Devil Jack Hughes (first assist in coaching) was more dominant than the Blueshirt Kaapo Kakko.

First point of many for Jack Hughes?#WeAreTheOnespic.twitter.com/neb0VSi5cA New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) October 18, 2019

As for P. K. Subban, he first hit the target on behalf of the Devils and to the delight of his Lindsey Vonn fiance who was celebrating his birthday.

All I wanted for my birthday was a goal. Thanks babe ?? @ PKSubban1https://t.co/J88CiVRsqd lindsey vonn (@lindseyvonn) October 18, 2019

Surprise the Las Vegas T-Mobile Arena, where the modest Ottawa Senators have forced the Golden Knights to work extra hours. The Nevada club was 3-2 tab and that of the Canadian capital nibbled a first point on the road.

No first Glendale, where the Nashville Predators bowed to the Arizona Coyotes (5-2) after a game where Bern defenders Yannick Weber and Roman Josi did not register.

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(Sport-Center)