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P.O. Joseph scores first NHL goal

SaltWire Network | Posted: Feb. 7, 2021, 6:47 a.m. | Updated: Feb. 7, 2021, 6:47 a.m. | 1 Min Read
Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman P.O. Joseph, centre, celebrates with Sidney Crosby, right, and Brian Rust after Joseph set up Crosby for the overtime winner against the New York Rangers on Saturday. (PITTSBURGH PENGUINS)
Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman P.O. Joseph, centre, celebrates with Sidney Crosby, right, and Brian Rust after Joseph set up Crosby for the overtime winner against the New York Rangers earlier this season. (PITTSBURGH PENGUINS) - SaltWire Network

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CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Former Charlottetown Islanders captain Pierre-Olivier (P.O.) Joseph scored his first NHL goal on Saturday.

The 21-year-old defenceman from Chambly, Que., scored in the first period of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 4-3 loss to the New York Islanders. He also had a hit, a block and was a plus-2 while playing 22 minutes of the game.

Joseph, who played for Charlottetown from 2015-16 to December 2018, has a goal and four assists in seven games with the Penguins this season.

Summerside native Noah Dobson, also 21, had an assist in the game, giving him a goal and five helpers on the season.

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