Senators' Giroux tallies career goal No. 300

Ottawa Senators right winger Claude Giroux. Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports

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By Mike Santa Barbara | Last updated Nov 5, 2022 9:09 PM ET

On Saturday, Ottawa Senators' center Claude Giroux reached a milestone, tallying the 300th goal of his NHL career.

Adding to Giroux's special moment, the big goal came in his first game against his former team, the Philadelphia Flyers. Giroux recorded No. 300 less than three minutes into the opening period on Saturday, one-timing a feed from Tim Stutzle past Flyers' goaltender Carter Hart.

Take a look at goal number 3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ for @28CGiroux #GoSensGo pic.twitter.com/2BHj04gP6G
— Ottawa Senators (@Senators) November 5, 2022

Selected 22nd overall in the first round of the 2006 NHL Draft by the Flyers, Giroux spent parts of 15 seasons in Philadelphia, serving ten of those seasons as the team's captain.

Traded by the Flyers to the Florida Panthers ahead of last year's trade deadline, Giroux signed with the Senators during the offseason, inking a three-year, $19.5M deal.

Before Saturday's game, Giroux told reporters that facing off against the Flyers was "definitely a little weird," adding that the emotion would hit him "harder" once he hit the ice.

"I never thought I'd play for another team, to be honest, until my last year with Philly when everything kind of happened," Giroux said. "Everything kind of happened fast, too."

The 34-year-old is second all-time in Flyers' franchise history in games played (1000), assists (609), and points (900), sitting behind only Hall of Famer Bobby Clarke in each category.

Mike Santa Barbara

Mike Santa Barbara is a Wilmington, Delaware native (Yes, it's a real place) with over a decade of sports writing experience. A diehard Philadelphia sports fan, he has two dogs named after Flyers and cried real tears when the Eagles won Super Bowl LII. You can follow him on Twitter at @mike__sb

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