Sharp's main goal was to get DeBrincat his first!

Patrick Sharp's return to the Chicago Blackhawks is much appreciated by fans, but most importantly by rookie Alex DeBrincat, who recorded his first NHL goal last night against the Montreal Canadiens. Mission accomplished for Sharp, who wanted nothing more than to see the 19-year-old get his first. 

At the end of the first period, Sharp faked a shot and passed the puck to DeBrincat, who ripped a one-timer past the Montreal blue line and goalie Carey Price. 

“Not that Alex really needs the confidence, he’s been playing well to start the season, and all through camp,” Sharp said to the Chicago Sun Times. “But you could see he felt so much better after putting that one in. Not a chintzy goal, either — a one-timer against a great goalie. I was happy to see him put it in and glad I could be a part of it.”

The two forwards have bonded and a new bromance is alive in the Hawks' dressing room, helping the young DeBrincat adjust to NHL hockey. 

“He’s always talking to me, always trying to give me advice on where to be and how to play,” DeBrincat said. “He’s been a big help to me.”

And coach Joel Quenneville is loving what he sees.

“Those guys have been really good together. Whether they’re scoring or not, we like the way they’re playing without the puck, and they’re moving around the ice where it seems like things develop almost every single shift.

DeBrincat said he was trying not to think about that first goal — in juniors, when he was lighting up the Ontario Hockey League, a three-game goal drought was extremely rare — but admitted that it was a relief to get it out of the way. He called it “a dream come true.”

How about you Hawks fans?