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Reinhart family moment at Rexall as young Max scores 1st NHL goal on lifeless Edmonton Oilers

Max Reinhart wasn’t sure his high, hard wrister had found the back of the net, and big brother Griffin, sitting in the Rexall Place grandstand, was momentarily distracted, so he didn’t actually see the landmark goal, either.

“I remember hearing it hit the post, but I don’t remember seeing it go in,” Max Reinhart said. “I just remember getting a puck in the slot and I saw (Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin) kind of leaning to the short side and I just threw it far side as hard as I could.”

So, it was a good thing Theresa Reinhart, mother of Max, 21, Griffin, 19, and Sam, 17, elite hockey players, all, was paying attention when her first-born son buried a shot behind Edmonton Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin at 10:19 of the period, giving the Flames the 4-1 lead they held in the final Battle of Alberta game of the season.

“I don’t usually get that excited, but this is pretty good,” said a clearly elated Theresa Reinhart after the game, the fifth as an NHLer for Max. “To see someone achieve their dreams, it’s pretty special to be a part of it.”

“It was really cool,” Griffin said. “Me and Michael (family friend) were watching it together and we both missed it.

“It’s his only his fifth game playing, I think and he’s already got an assist. I knew it was only a matter of time. I got to see him play in Calgary (Friday night) and I was really fortunate to see him do it tonight.

“I felt almost like I was

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