"Right place, right time, got a lucky bounce," Schenn recalled. "After that, I had a straight blackout moment and jumped into the glass (to celebrate). I remember Claude Giroux telling me that this isn't the World Juniors, you don't jump into the glass in the NHL.
"But my first goal with my family and friends at a home game in the Phillies' stadium, I'll remember that forever."
So after the goal, did he say anything to Laviolette on the bench?
"I was a rookie, so no, you don't say much," Schenn said. "I just kept my mouth shut and kept playing."
Schenn hasn't played in a game since Dec. 12 due to an upper-body injury, but he has been practicing with the team and appears to be getting closer to getting back in the lineup.
If he returns on Saturday for the 2022 Discover NHL Winter Classic at Target Field (6 p.m. CT, TNT, 101 ESPN), perhaps he's got another big outdoor moment to provide when the Blues meet the Minnesota Wild.
"Being outside, it brings you back to being a kid again," Schenn said. "You don't get many chances in the NHL in front of that many fans in outdoor temperatures. Just being in the outdoors, underneath the lights, playing in front of a lot of people, it's cool."