Johnston's Acciari Scores 1st Career NHL Goal - See it Here

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Johnston's Acciari Scores 1st Career NHL Goal - See it Here

Acciari scores first career NHL goal. PHOTO: Bruins/twitter
Johnston native and former Providence College hockey star Noel Acciari scored his first career NHL goal in the Bruins game against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. 

With Boston up 2-1 in the third, Acciari took a backhand pass from Riley Nash and put it over the shoulder of Nashville goaltender Pekka Rinne to extend the Bruins lead to 3-1. 

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The Bruins would go on to win the game 4-1 at TD Garden. 

Noel Acciari 

Acciari played high school hockey at Bishop Hendricken where he led the Hawks to a State Championship in 2007 and was named team captain in 2009. 

Following his career at Henricken, he played at Providence College where helped the Friars win the national championshp in 2015.

Acciari finished his Providence career with a total of 32 goals and 33 assists for 65 points. 

He signed a two-year deal with the Bruins in June of 2015. 


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