![Lightning center Yanni Gourde announced the birth of daughter Emma Kate Gourde on May 1, 2018. [Twitter]](https://www.tampabay.com/resizer//F8CvyCo80w0pJ_XfGz1v-7gk8Qc=/426x0/smart/filters:format(webP)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tbt.s3.amazonaws.com/public/26SSBRGHDFAOXAU4ZR5LFMGBRI.jpg "Lightning center Yanni Gourde announced the birth of daughter Emma Kate Gourde on May 1, 2018. [Twitter]")
On Monday night, Lightning center Yanni Gourde scored a power-play goal to help the Lightning top the Bruins 4-2 and even their Eastern Conference series at 1-1.
On Tuesday, he became a dad.
Gourde, 26, announced the birth of Emma Kate Gourde on Tuesday night.
The photo shows Gourde obviously smiling behind a surgical mask along with his wife, Marie from a hospital bed moments after the birth.
It’s been quite a season for Gourde. His 25 goals this season broke the Lightning rookie record set by Tyler Johnson in 2013-14, and also holds the regular-season record for points by a rookie (64).
No surprise, though, that the baby was named Emma. The mom-to-be foreshadowed the birth with a photo of Gourde holding an old-school Lightning jersey bearing the baby’s name.
![Tampa Bay Lightning center Yanni Gourde (37) celebrates his first-period power-play goal against the Boston Bruins during Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinal in the Stanley Cup Playoffs Monday, April 30, 2018 in Tampa. [DIRK SHADD | Times]](https://www.tampabay.com/resizer//7DxmrU2mgTOaCIIKXi1iPHrfvHc=/620x0/filters:format(webP)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tbt.s3.amazonaws.com/public/VJBLL2QLQZE4PLMQ7TDRUKRLOY.JPG "Tampa Bay Lightning center Yanni Gourde (37) celebrates his first-period power-play goal against the Boston Bruins during Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinal in the Stanley Cup Playoffs Monday, April 30, 2018 in Tampa. [DIRK SHADD | Times]")
Game 3 is tonight at 7 in Boston.
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