Tom Rowe scored his first NHL goal on his first shift of his first NHL game. A Massachusetts boy, Rowe turned the trick against the Bruins in Boston Garden, beating future Hall of Famer Gerry Cheevers. In 1978-79, Rowe scored 31 goals for the Capitals and became the first American-born NHL player to reach the 30-goal plateau.
Tom Rowe scored his first NHL goal on his first shift of his first NHL game. A Massachusetts boy, Rowe turned the trick against the Bruins in Boston Garden, beating future Hall of Famer Gerry Cheevers. In 1978-79, Rowe scored 31 goals for the Capitals and became the first American-born NHL player to reach the 30-goal plateau.