New Jersey Devils Goal Breakdown: Adam Henrique Scores the First Legit Goal

Adam Henrique celebrates after scoring a sweet goal against the Capitals. Learn how it all happened with this goal breakdown. - Patrick Smith/Getty ImagesOwn goals count like intentionally scored goals. However, like the one that the New Jersey Devils got against Winnipeg, the play that led up to it was worth looking at as it created the situation that resulted in the goal. It was the only one and one could wonder when the first real goal would be scored. It happened on the next night. Against the Washington Capitals on October 10, the Devils scored their first legitimate, intentional, shot-into-the-net goal of the season. Adam Henrique fired a lovely high shot to beat Braden Holtby to get the Devils on the board. It was his first goal since March 17, 2015, so it must have been personally satisfying to end that streak. As this breakdown will show, how Henrique got into position was just as impressive as the shot itself.

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