Butcher sets Devils record with 3 points in NHL debut
Will Butcher's first regular-season game was a memorable one to say the least.
The New Jersey Devils rookie tallied three assists in the Devils' 4-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche setting a new franchise mark for most points by a player making their NHL debut.
He also became just the fifth defenseman in the expansion era (since 1967-68) to record three points in his first NHL contest.
In case all of that wasn't enough for the 22-year-old, Butcher accomplished the feat against the club that originally drafted him in the fifth round back in 2013 out of the U.S. National Development Team - before he elected to become a free agent and sign with the Devils this offseason.
What a difference four years can make! 😏 #COLvsNJD pic.twitter.com/bCYHROuk78
— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) October 7, 2017
That's got to sting.
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