Letestu opens Heritage Classic scoring on shorthanded breakaway
An open-air, shorthanded breakaway is a beautiful sight.
— NHL (@NHL) October 23, 2016
The @EdmontonOilers are on the board first in the @TimHortons #HeritageClassic. pic.twitter.com/aciox01vYv
The first goal at Sunday's Heritage Classic came from an unlikely source.
With the Winnipeg Jets attempting to open the scoring on a second period power-play opportunity, it was instead Mark Letestu of the Edmonton Oilers who took advantage of a Dustin Byfuglien turnover and converted on a breakaway with a wrist shot past Connor Hellebuyck.
The goal was Letestu's second of the season, and only the second shorthanded goal scored outdoors in NHL history.
Mark Letestu (@EdmontonOilers) scored 2nd shorthanded goal in NHL outdoor game history. Other: A. Babchuk (CGY) in the 2011 #HeritageClassic pic.twitter.com/4MRVGpvUrB
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) October 23, 2016
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