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Can Ryan Poehling become a full-time NHLer in Pittsburgh?

On April 6, 2019, the Maple Leafs held a one-goal advantage over the host Montreal Canadiens with three minutes left in regulation.

Then, with two minutes and thirty-one seconds left in his NHL debut, 2017 first-round Canadiens draft pick Ryan Poehling scored by completing an odd-man rush with his third goal of the night.

That shot did more than just make Poehling the first Canadiens player since Alex Smart in 1943 to score a hat trick in his NHL debut. It also tied the game at 5-5, sending the contest to overtime.

Poehling ended up winning the whole thing in the shootout, 6-5.