Jesperi Kotkaniemi beat Mike Matheson and then toe dragged around James Reimer to extend the lead for the Montreal Canadiens over the Florida Panthers.
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50 Comments
Top quality defense by Matheson
he played so well defensively in this game too
Mint
Matheson on pace for Norris
Love this kid 😍
Only time I ever see Matheson on the highlight reels is when he’s getting beat by a rookie
Mint
Pretty good our new 18 years old center kotka,Drouin never did that.. x)
Zadina still the better pick
Didn't even celebrate, no big deal. What a player KK is already at 18 years old.
Imagine, this kid is only 18, he's gonna be SO damn good for the Habs for many years to come. He's gonna be like Anze Kopitar
Thats our boy Habs & Ässät fans!
pretty M I N T
Kotkaniemi has been watching some Mattews highlights about toe dragging
Kotkaniemi > Zadina
The Mint King
KK all the way
Now that’s awesome for KK thanks to our GM to choose him as a best playmaker!!
Proud of my team
Imagine if Jake Gardiner did this. It would be all over hockey news for the following weeks
I still wonder to this day if the old woman at the draft is still mad at us for picking KK 🤔
This kid is so Mint
Jesperi "Mint" Kotkaniemi.
Saw it live.
Matheson was pretty confident with that stick check just inside blue line…maybe next time he takes the man and that doesn’t happen? He could not have been in a better spot to make a clean hit, taking the man out and getting the puck.
zadina who????….
KK All the way babyyy 👌👌👌
Zadina who?
Minty fresh
Wow he still looks like he’s 17
Prettiest goal ever scored in the bell center
Kotkaniemi is so under-rated. He's the real deal, way better then the over-rated Pettersson. Kotkaniemi should win the calder this year now that Pettersson is out injured.
Panthers for the cup
What was Matheson doing!? The kid is too mint apparently.
Act like you've been in the end zone before.
– Donald Driver
That smile…can’t help but be happy
pavel datsuyk is getting too old kotkaniemi is the new pavel datsuyk
Filthy goal
Montreal fan say its the datsyuk deke 😂😂
Un esti de beau but sa c'est un des plus beaux but que jais vu
Shades of Datsyuk on that goal. Beauty.
Hey goofs how was this not in the top.plays of the week.
And people were bashing at the entire team when they selected him hahaha.
That goal is smoother than the girl on TV when Kotkaniemi got selected!
This is how we do it
Porin poika
KotkanieMINT
Siiiilllkyyyyyy
Reimer sucks
A year already!
Damn, just realized 4 of the 5 guys on the ice for that goal are gone. Some certainly made more of an impact over the years than others, but sad to see them all gone regardless 😔