Marc McLaughlin in rare air by scoring in Bruins debut originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
It was a night Boston Bruins fans in Billerica, Mass. will never forget.
Marc McLaughlin, the native son of Billerica, scored a goal for the Bruins in his NHL debut, part of an 8-1 rout of the New Jersey Devils on Thursday at TD Garden.
Marc McLaughlin, Bruins relish in Billerica native’s ‘surreal’ debut
By finding the back of the net in his first NHL game, McLaughlin joined a short list of players born in Massachusetts to not only score in their NHL debuts, but score in their debuts for the Bruins.
McLaughlin became the fifth Bay State native to score in his first NHL game for the Bruins, following Ryan Donato, Frank Vatrano, Shawn Bates and Hago Harrington, who accomplished the feat some 97 years ago.
Hopefully McLaughlin has some more staying power with the Black and Gold than Donato and Vatrano, each of whom were traded within two years of their debuts within the last decade. Donato did…