It was worth the wait.

Manny Malhotra finally has a goal, scoring 53 games into his tenure with the Montreal Canadiens and in the process securing his name in the franchise's rich history.

Manny Malhotra becomes the 500th different player in #Habs history to score an NHL goal (regular season & playoffs) — Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) March 1, 2015

Here's the goal, which was the result of an egregious giveaway from Joffrey Lupul and a smart drop pass from Dale Weise.

(Courtesy: NHL.com)

Carey Price was loving it, by the way.

(Courtesy: CBC)