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VIDEO: Canadiens' Gonchar becomes oldest player in team history to score a goal

Jean-Yves Ahern / USA TODAY Sports

Sergei Gonchar made history on Friday.

The veteran defenseman scored a second-period goal during the Montreal Canadiens' 4-3 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks, becoming the oldest player (40 years, 236 days) in the history of the franchise to record a goal, according to the NHL.

The goal was Gonchar's first of the season and the 220th of his career.

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