Watch: Snakebitten Parayko finally gets 1st goal of season

"And that wasn't even a slapper." #stlblues pic.twitter.com/h0IsTyDUfh

- St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) January 11, 2017

It's been a long time coming for Colton Parayko, but he's finally off the schneid.

The 23-year-old - who made a name for himself last season with a terrific rookie campaign in which he scored nine goals and added 24 assists - hadn't found the net as a sophomore until his power-play wrister blew past Tuukka Rask on Tuesday night.

It wasn't for a lack of trying, either.

Took Colton Parayko 206 shot attempts - 140 of which got through, and 102 of which were on net - to finally get a puck to go *into* the net.

- Dimitri Filipovic (@DimFilipovic) January 11, 2017

Along with his single goal and elite shot rate, Parayko has recorded 17 assists in 21:17 of ice time per game this season.

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