
Holl scores first NHL goal hours after call up from minors, Leafs beat Islanders
TORONTO — Justin Holl walked into Air Canada Centre on his own a couple hours before puck drop Wednesday night, with his minor league equipment bag and a bundle of sticks in his hands.
He originally expected to have the day off as he was returning from the American Hockey League’s all-star game in Utica, N.Y.
Little did he know he would go on to score in his NHL debut as the Toronto Maple Leafs toppled the New York Islanders 5-0 on Wednesday.
“It’s almost surreal, you’re like ‘Wait did that really happen? And you’re like, ‘Nice, it did,’” said Holl.