Rookie Sensation Emmitt Finnie Shocks Oilers with Stunning First NHL Goal—Could This Be the Start of a Detroit Revolution?
It’s not every day you see rookies stepping up in such dramatic fashion, but Emmitt Finnie’s first NHL goal couldn’t have come at a more electrifying moment for the Detroit Red Wings. Just a game after Axel Sandin-Pellikka broke his seal, Finnie seized the opportunity, firing home a rebound off teammate Jacob Bernard-Docker’s shot to beat Edmonton’s Stuart Skinner — a testament to the young guns making waves early this season. Watching team captain Dylan Larkin hustle over and snag the puck right after speaks volumes about how much this milestone means within the locker room — a moment frozen in time for both player and franchise alike. Drafted in the seventh round of 2023, Finnie’s rapid rise alongside Sandin-Pellikka and Michael Brandsegg-Nygård—three rookies carving out their inaugural NHL chapters—proves that the Red Wings’ training camp and preseason never lack for surprises. For anyone tracking Detroit’s exciting youth movement and what’s next for these budding stars, this is just the beginning.
Detroit Red Wings rookie forward Emmitt Finnie picked a good time to score his first goal in the NHL, only one game after his fellow rookie Axel Sandin-Pellikka did the same.
Finnie buried a rebound of a shot by Jacob Bernard-Docker past Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner midway through the second period of Sunday afternoon’s game for the milestone marker:
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Immediately after the goal was scored, Red Wings team captain Dylan Larkin, who had just scored himself minutes earlier, retrieved the puck out of the net for a keepsake souvenir he’ll keep for the rest of his life.
The Red Wings drafted Finnie in the seventh round (201st overall) of the 2023 Draft, and he’s quickly made a name for himself in his short time since making the team.
Sandin-Pellikka also recently notched his first career goal, beating Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy with a quick wrist shot from near the top of the slot on Friday evening.
Finnie, Sandin-Pellikka, and Michael Brandsegg-Nygård are all playing in their inaugural campaigns in the NHL as rookies thanks to their strong showings in Training Camp and the pre-season.
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