Marner on 1st NHL goal celebration: 'Excitement really takes over your body'

Mitch Marner let loose after scoring the first goal of his NHL career, and his reaction was almost as memorable as the goal itself.

The Toronto Maple Leafs rookie erupted with a series of fist pumps after accomplishing his milestone midway through the first period in an eventual 4-1 victory Saturday over the Boston Bruins.

"The excitement really takes over your body," he told TSN's Mark Masters after the game. "It was a special moment for me and definitely a thing I will remember for the rest of my life."

Marner accomplished the feat in his second career game that was also the Leafs' home opener.

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His teammates knew exactly what he was doing in the celebration.

"That's straight from the (OHL's) London Knights right there," Nazem Kadri said. "I know a thing or two about that."

Kadri played for the Knights from 2008-2010, while Marner spent three seasons with the junior club beginning in 2013.

Tyler Bozak joked he might ask Marner to cool it on future goal reactions.

"He was really excited after that goal," Bozak said. "I'll have to tone him down when he gets some more."

If Marner's second game was any indication, there should plenty more opportunities to celebrate going forward.