April 08, 2019 03:39 PM

Lakeville native and former St. Cloud St. Huskie Ryan Poehling made his NHL debut on Saturday night, and it was as good as it gets. Poehling had a hat trick, and scored the game-winner in the shootout, as Montreal beat Toronto.

Poehling, who was a first round pick of the Canadiens in 2017, decided to go pro after St. Cloud St. was upset in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Many experts thought the Huskies would be playing in the Frozen Four this week, which would've meant that Poehling wouldn't have made his NHL debut and had a night for the ages.