Washington Capitals forward Nathan Walker received a call from Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull one day after Walker become the first Australian to play and score in the NHL.
Walker told Turnbull that "it was incredible and really exciting experience" to find the back of the net in his NHL debut, adding that, "I used my butt to get it in."
Sydney-raised Walker scored Washington's last goal in the Capitals' 6-1 thrashing of the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.
Walker moved to the Czech Republic at age 13 to pursue his hockey career, then moved five years later to North America.