After 19 games, Prince Albert Raiders defenceman Matyas Man can finally breathe easy.

The first year Raider opened the scoring on Friday with a low wrist shot that beat Brandon Wheat Kings goaltender Jayden Kraus glove side less than five minutes into the first period.

The goal was the first of four for the Raiders on the night. Almost as importantly, it was Man’s first goal in the WHL.

“The first thing that goes through my head is ‘finally,’” the Ostrava, Czechia product said with a grin shortly after the Raiders celebrated a 4-1 victory at the Art Hauser Centre. “After 19 games, I finally scored my first goal, so yeah, I was happy.

“I didn’t know what to do. I was celebrating (and thinking) ‘what I should do?’ So I just turned around and waited for the boys.”

Man’s goal almost ended

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