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Los Angeles Kings left wing Tanner Pearson was named the NHL’s Rookie of the Month for the month of October. Pearson, at just 22 years old, led all rookies with seven goals and nine points in 11 games.
He was the 30th overall selection by the Kings in the 2012 NHL Draft and scored the team’s first goal of the season on October 11th against the Arizona Coyotes. He followed that up with consecutive multi-point performance 1-1–2 on October 12th against the Winnipeg Jets and 2-1–3 October 14th against the Edmonton Oilers, which set his career highs for goals and points in one game. Pearson topped off the month with his second career multi-goal game on October 26th against the Columbus Blue Jackets (2-0–2).
The L.A. Kings’ member and native of Kitchener, Ont., made his NHL debut on November 14, 2013 against the New York Islanders, where he scored a goal in his first career game.
