Nikita Scherbak didn’t take long to make an impact in his NHL debut.
The Montreal Canadiens’ first-rounder (26th overall in 2014) scored his first NHL goal on his first shot, though he fell short of the Mario Lemieux mark of doing it on his first shift.
(That’s OK, kid.)
The Habs currently lead the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 in part because of Scherbak’s goal:
It wasn’t the only noteworthy moment by a rookie, either. As you can see from the video above this post’s headline, Mitch Marner made an obscene play look easy on his no-look assist to Tyler Bozak.