Yakupov: Goal was 1st scored on a slapshot

Nail Yakupov might have a new trick up his sleeve.

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The newest member of the St. Louis Blues scored his first goal with the team on Thursday, drilling a slap shot past Minnesota Wild netminder Devan Dubnyk, a rare feat by the 23-year-old.

"This is first time I score goal from slap shot," Yakupov said, according to NHL.com's Lou Korac. "I tried and you have to try to do something. Nothing wrong with shot, as coach said between periods to have shot-first mentality."

Nothing wrong with that at all. So going forward don't be surprised to see Yakupov take a few more windups.