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First goal in first game on first shot for Sharks’ Timo Meier (Video)

2015 NHL Draft - Round One

SUNRISE, FL - JUNE 26: Timo Meier poses after being selected ninth overall by the San Jose Sharks in the first round of the 2015 NHL Draft at BB&T Center on June 26, 2015 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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It didn’t take long for Timo Meier to show the San Jose Sharks and everyone else why he’s such a prized prospect.

He fell short of a full Mario Lemieux first goal in that it wasn’t during his first shift, but he checked the other boxes on Friday: first goal in his first NHL game on his first shot.

It was the third goal in a 3-0 first period for the Sharks against a Montreal Canadiens team that’s shorthanded.

Carey Price was eventually pulled, a very rare sight lately.

Meier on his goal: