 Following his second major junior season , Jovanovski signed a four @-@ year , $ 5 @.@ 7 million contract with the Panthers in June 1995 . Playing with the club during the subsequent pre @-@ season , he broke his right hand during a fight with Hartford Whalers forward Brendan Shanahan . The injury caused him to miss the first 11 games of the season . After recovering , he scored his first career NHL goal against the Whalers on December 2 , 1995 , a game @-@ winner in a 5 – 3 victory . He finished his rookie season with 10 goals and 21 points over 70 games . During the regular season , he was encouraged by Panthers management to play more conservatively than he was used to in the OHL , focusing on defensive positioning . 
