Detroit Red Wings forward Frans Nielsen scores his first goal

Well, that took long enough. 34 games to be exact.

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Detroit Red Wings forward Frans Nielsen finally scored his first goal of the season last night against the Florida Panthers, a 5-4 Detroit loss.

Frans Nielsen with the shorty for his first goal of the year!#LGRW pic.twitter.com/O6Bx2AFNYX

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Nielsen has suffered a monumental drop-off in production this season, with only three assists prior to his first goal. He was signed to a massive six year, $31,500,000 contract by former GM Ken Holland in 2016.