Rookie Konsta Helenius Shines with First NHL Goal, Three-Point Night

Buffalo Sabres rookie Konsta Helenius, the No. 14 pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, had a breakout performance, scoring his first NHL goal and adding two assists for a three-point night in a 5-3 win over the Predators. At 19, he became the youngest Finnish player since Kaapo Kakko (2019) to score his first NHL goal and the seventh Finnish teenager in NHL history to record a three-point game.