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Florian Xhekaj scores in front of his mother (who was moved)
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Florian Xhekaj scores in front of his mother (who was moved)
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Tonight, the Canadiens are in action at the Bell Centre. There's a ton of guys trying to prove themselves… but there's also a beautiful family moment, as the two Xhekaj brothers are reunited in the Habs lineup.It's the first time the two guys have worn the Habs uniform together.

Clearly, then, this is quite a moment for the family, especially since the brothers' mother made the trip to the Bell Centre. And obviously, her youngest son wanted to make the moment even more magical: he scored a goal in the first period tonight.And he did it after a great effort (and following a great hand from Tyler Thorpe).

And that, clearly, made Mom's night, who was visibly moved after seeing her son hit the target.

She was seen with tears in her eyes in the stands, visibly proud of her boy (and probably of everything else going on right now, hehe).

But beyond the beautiful family moment, it's also a great way for Florian to earn points at the club's camp. We know he's trying to prove he deserves his place in the NHL (or, at least, to prove he deserves to be one of the first recalled from Laval), and he's showing great things with Thorpe and Luke Tuch so far.The Unicorn is working hard on the ice, and it's paying off.

We'll see if he can stay the course, but scoring in front of his mother and in the same uniform as his brother must have been a great moment for the kid.And it made a lot of people in town happy, I'm sure.

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