"Greatest moment in Surrey history": NHL fans react to Canucks' Arshdeep Bains receiving standing ovation for 1st NHL goal

In Saturday's game between the Vancouver Canucks and the Pittsburgh Penguins, Arshdeep Bains received a standing ovation for his first NHL goal. The Surrey native scored at 9:58 of the second period.

Bains joins a select group of players of South Asian descent who have succeeded in the league. Other notable players include Kevin Bahl, who scored four goals. Robin Bawa, a former player, scored six goals in his career. Andreas Martinsen added nine goals to his NHL total. Jujhar Khaira has 33 goals. Manny Malhotra, the head coach of the Abbotsford Canucks, scored 116 goals during his playing career.

The Vancouver Canucks shared the video of the moment on X (formerly Twitter), saying:

"BC STAND UP 🗣 First of the season. First as a Canuck. First goal in the National Hockey League. 👏 Arshdeep Bains."

Following this post, NHL fans began reacting to it on X.

"The greatest moment in Surrey history," a fan remarked.

"Scored a bunch like that when I played. Always a good idea to go hard at the net. I can see him getting 20 goals if he can keep it up I think we might found the next Burrows you never know," another fan commented.

"Go to the net kids! That’s how he did it in Abby. So happy for the guy," one X user said.

Here are some more reactions from fans on X.

"Congratulations you deserve it," a fan said.

"City of Surrey is going 😝🥳🎉💥 Congrats Arshdeep Bains," a fan commented.

"Budddddyyyy fu*kkkkkk let’s go arshdeep bainnnnsss," a fan tweeted enthusiastically.

Arshdeep Bains and Canucks defeat Penguins 4-3 in close game

The Pittsburgh Penguins played a tough game against the Vancouver Canucks Saturday, losing 4-3 despite a strong start. Cody Glass was out with an illness, which allowed Valtteri Puustinen to play. Rickard Rakell moved up to join Sidney Crosby, and Michael Bunting was taken off Evgeni Malkin’s line.

Bunting got a roughing penalty early, giving Vancouver a power play, but the Penguins killed it off. Anthony Beauvillier scored first for Pittsburgh against his former team.

The game changed in the second period when the Penguins took a 2-0 lead. However, the Canucks quickly tied the game and then scored four unanswered goals. Pittsburgh struggled with turnovers and defensive mistakes, allowing Vancouver to take control.

In the third period, Bryan Rust's injury made things harder for the Penguins. Although Malkin scored his 501st goal, the team couldn't recover from their mistakes. Malkin played well, but the Penguins still struggled to maintain leads. They ended their road trip with a disappointing record of 0-3-1 and have several issues to fix moving forward.