{"id":556448,"date":"2026-04-20T01:45:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T01:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/556448\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T01:45:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T01:45:13","slug":"former-msu-hockey-star-porter-martone-scores-first-career-nhl-playoff-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/556448\/","title":{"rendered":"Former MSU hockey star Porter Martone scores first career NHL playoff goal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April 19, 2026, 8:28 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p>Former Michigan State player Porter Martone scored a goal in his first NHL playoff game.Martone&#8217;s goal was the game-winner for the Philadelphia Flyers against the Pittsburgh Penguins.The goal helped the Flyers secure a two-goal lead late in the third period of Game One.Martone, a former top 10 NHL draft pick, joined the Flyers after the Spartans&#8217; season concluded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">A former Spartans star is continuing to thrive at the highest level of hockey, and now it&#8217;s happening in the postseason.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Michigan State alum <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MSU_Hockey\/status\/2045696356098977909\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow\">Porter Martone scored his first career NHL playoff goal<\/a> in his first career NHL playoff game on Saturday. And it was a beauty too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Late in the third period with the Philadelphia Flyers holding onto a narrow one goal lead over rival Pittsburgh Penguins, Martone put on the breaks and did a spin move that freed him up. From there, he let it rip right past the Pittsburgh goaltender to push the Flyers up by two goals. Martone&#8217;s goal ended up being the game-winner for the Flyers who took Game One of the first round series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Martone has been incredible for the Flyers since he joined them after the Spartans&#8217; season ended. He was a top 10 pick in the NHL Draft and he&#8217;s living up to it so far.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Check out the impressive goal from Martone in the social media clip below:<\/p>\n<p>Need a news break? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (play)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/play.usatoday.com\/?itm_source=SPIKE&amp;itm_campaign=PLAYSPIKE&amp;itm_medium=ONSITE\">Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!<\/a><img class=\"gnt_em_cp_cw_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776649513_53_87918640007-usatsi-27752066.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Contact\/Follow us @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thespartanswire\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The SpartansWire<\/a>\u00a0on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SpartansWire\/\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan State news, notes and opinion. 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