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Winnipeg Jets' Mason Appleton is congratulated by teammates after scoring his first NHL goal against the San Jose Sharks in San Jose, Thursday.
VANCOUVER — You couldn't blame Mason Appleton if he started to wonder what it was going to take to score in the NHL.
The reigning American Hockey League rookie of the year, who put up 22 goals and 44 assists last season with the Manitoba Moose, had no goals in his first 10 games with the Jets.
Tuesday night in Los Angeles, Appleton's shot got through Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick and was on its way into the net — until defenceman Drew Doughty stopped it at the last second.