"It was his first NHL goal and came in his fifth season of professional hockey, the first four of which were spent almost entirely in the minor leagues. And he was still processing it. "I feel like it hasn't really sunk in yet," he said, smiling. "It means everything," the 6-4, 210-pound Robertson added, still smiling. "It's something you dreamed of doing, from a little kid, scoring in the NHL. I mean, it's every kid's dream, playing hockey."
"It appeared for a while that Robertson's goal, scored at 4:11 of the third period, would be the winner for the Rangers, who had fallen behind 2-0 by the 3:42 mark of the first period before rallying. Artemi Panarin, who had passed the puck to Robertson for his one-timer that got through traffic and beat goalie Sam Montembeault, scored 1:40 later to make it 4-2. Former Islander Noah Dobson then scored to bring the Canadiens within 4-3, making Panarin's goal the winner, not Robertson's."
"He made the team out of training camp this year as the seventh defenseman, and when Carson Soucy got hurt in Pittsburgh on Oct. 11, he stepped into the lineup for the last four games. He didn't look at all out of place, playing an average of 17 minutes and 17 seconds on a second defense pair with partner Will Borgen."
The Rangers beat the Canadiens 4-3 in Montreal. Matthew Robertson scored his first NHL goal at 4:11 of the third period to put the Rangers ahead 3-2. Artemi Panarin, who assisted on Robertson's one-timer, scored 1:40 later to extend the lead; Noah Dobson later cut the deficit to 4-3. Robertson is 24, a 2019 second-round pick who played 250 AHL games with Hartford before making his NHL debut last season. Robertson made the Rangers out of training camp as a seventh defenseman, filled in for injured Carson Soucy, and averaged 17:17 minutes alongside Will Borgen. Soucy is expected to return Monday.
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