SUNRISE, Fla. - A Baton Rouge native became the fourth NHL rookie defenseman to score a game-winning goal for the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup playoffs Monday night. 

Mason Lohrei, 23, is the first rookie defenseman to score a game-winning goal since 2020. 

He started playing with the Boston Bruins in 2023 and is in his first NHL season. His father, David, was the head coach of the Baton Rouge Kingfish. 

Mason Lohrei became the first rookie defenseman to score a game-winning goal in the #StanleyCup Playoffs since Colorado's Cale Makar (Game 6 of 2020 R2).#NHLStats: https://t.co/82EeQ2HeBp pic.twitter.com/mS7TVH64NL

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