Joonas Donskoi lived out a dream in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final.
The San Jose Sharks rookie scored the game-winning goal in overtime, further garnering the respect of his teammates, including all-world defenseman Brent Burns.
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"It's great for him. What a special moment," Burns said after the game, according to Michael Traikos of Postmedia. "You score in overtime, Stanley Cup Final, it’s pretty badass.
"It's no secret for us, he's been great all year and it's been fun to watch for us him come in. He plays beyond his years."
The Finnish forward may be a rookie on paper, but the 24-year-old came to the NHL with plenty of professional hockey experience in his home country, with 60 goals in 271 career games with Liiga's Karpat.
Donskoi recorded 11 goals and 36 points during the regular season and has upped his game in the playoffs, where he has six goals and 12 points in 21 games.
While there's sure to be plenty more goals to come in Donskoi's career, an overtime goal to secure San Jose's first win of the Stanley Cup Final will be hard to top.
Badass, indeed.
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