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Jake Guentzel Sets NHL Rookie Record with Game-Winner in Game 2

Pittsburgh Penguins rookie forward Jake Guentzel notched the game-winning goal just 10 seconds into the third period of Wednesday's Stanley Cup Final Game 2 victory over the Nashville Predators. The tally marked the 22-year-old's fifth game-winner this postseason, the most ever by a rookie player, per Sportsnet Stats.

Guentzel was selected in third-round selection in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft but spent the next three years playing at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. He averaged approximately a point per game or more in each of those campaigns.

The Penguins and Guentzel agreed to an entry-level contract following his 2015-16 college season and he accumulated six points over 11 games with the team's AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton affiliate late in the season and added another 14 points (five goals, nine assists) in 10 postseason contests.