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BROOKLYN — Don’t be confused about the low-key reaction from Thomas Chabot when he scored his first National Hockey League goal in the Ottawa Senators’ 6-5 win over the New York Islanders on Friday.

Chabot was full of pride at the accomplishment, but it’s not in his nature to celebrate excessively. When the puck went past Islanders goaltender Thomas Greiss, Chabot’s first reaction was to point at forward Bobby Ryan.

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“That was a great pass,” Chabot said moments after posing for photos while holding his first-goal puck. “Until the last second, I thought he was going to shoot. He never looked at me and then just gave it to me and I tried to shoot as hard as I could.

“I’m never going to be the guy that is going to go down with one knee all over the ice for being happy to score. I wanted to make sure that I thanked Bobby for my first goal. It was a great pass.”

Chabot, who also had two assists in the victory, was also instrumental in setting up Ryan Dzingel’s game-winning power-play goal. After entering the game on a 1-for-27 stretch with the man advantage, the Senators’ gained confidence in going 2-for-3 against the Islanders.