San Jose Sharks‘ 1st round pick in the 2014 draft (#27 overall), Russian-born rookie right wing Nicolay Goldobin(82) got his first NHL goal in his 2nd big league game.
Signed to a three-year entry level deal at the start of the 2014/2015 season he was sent to Finland’s Liiga to start his pro career playing for HIFK.
In 38 games he scored 11 goals and 10 assists but had a -9 rating.
At the conclusion of their postseason he was brought over to skate with affiliate Worcester Sharks, where he struck for 3 goals and 2 assists in 9 AHL contests with a -6 plus/minus. He also appeared in 4 Calder Cup Playoff match ups but didn’t register a point.
It wasn’t his first experience in North American hockey. He really grabbed the spotlight in two years (2012-2014) as leading scorer with Sarnia Sting amassing 68 goals and 97 assists in 135 OHL games but once again had a super-lowly -37.
The 20-year old started his first campaign on reassignment with new minor league club San Jose Barracuda.
He was a late cut from training camp and appeared in 4 games with no points and a -5 before getting his first recall.
The still small-ish 5’11” 185 lbs. forward looks to have a promising career but needs way more accountability as a two-way skater in his game or will be heading back home before long.