The meeting between the New Jersey Devils and Vancouver became a poor story, with Jack Hughes leading goal in power play a quarter into the first period becoming the only match.
But maybe it just reinforced the fortune even more with the 18-year-old Florida talent, who clenched his hands and screamed straight on the ice after his first ever meeting of the NHL career.
A milestone also witnessed by two-year-old big brother Quinn Hughes in the opposing team, the first time the brothers met on the NHL ice.
For Vancouver, the loss meant that a four-match long victory suite is broken - and the suite is thus also broken for Elias Pettersson. The Swede, who had scored in four straight games, was creative on the ice but more than that.
- I had some good situations. Among other things, I hit the bar on one occasion, but there are no excuses. The puck is going into the net, he tells Sportbladet.
Pettersson remains on six points after seven games - but gets another chance already Sunday night Swedish time when Vancouver meets Henrik Lundqvist's New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.