Guentzel on cusp of breaking American rookie playoff records
With his late-game heroics in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel took one more step toward writing his name in the record books.
The 22-year-old scored on the Penguins' first shot in 37 minutes late in the third period, and in doing so picked up his playoff-leading 10th goal.
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With the tally, Guentzel is just one goal back of Jeremy Roenick for the most postseason goals by an American-born rookie in NHL history.
That's not all.
His 17 points are also just one shy of both Roenick and Joe Mullen for the American rookie record. Meanwhile, his four game-winning goals during the playoffs already have him in a tie for the NHL rookie record with former Colorado Avalanche forward Chris Drury and Montreal Canadiens forward Claude Lemieux.
With four more goals and four more points, Guentzel can also tie the all-time rookie playoff record of 14 goals and 21 points set by Dino Ciccarelli back in 1980-81 with the Minnesota North Stars.
The kid is doing alright.