Two games into his NHL career and Carolina Hurricanes rookie forward Justin Robidas is already A) officially an NHL goal scorer and B) a point-per-game player too.
Despite the team suffering back-to-back losses in Detroit and Boston over the weekend, Robidas made the most of his opportunity, registering a primary assist on Friday and scoring the team’s lone goal on Saturday.
“It’s pretty cool,” Robidas said on getting his first. “Obviously a goal that I’ll remember forever. It’s hard to get that at the end of a loss like that, but still it’s pretty memorable for me.
“It’s for sure something that I’ll remember. It was a pretty big weekend for myself, my family and everyone that’s supported me. Definitely very special.”
First NHL goal alert‼️
Congrats, Justin Robidas! pic.twitter.com/xC2d3jDYM8
— NHL (@NHL) April 6, 2025
The 22-year-old forward has risen to the occasion for Carolina and made the most of his ice time.
He’s the third rookie to make his NHL debut for Carolina this season (Juha Jaaska, Ryan Suzuki) and also the third to register a goal (Jackson Blake, Scott Morrow).
“It’s tough that his first goal, you’re happy for him and he did a nice job, but I hated that it’s in a game like that where it’s not all that impactful,” said Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour. “But certainly he did a great job when he came up. Happy for him.”
“It’s awesome,” said Sebastian Aho. “He played great. Kind of sucks to see the rest of the team to play like that when he’s playing his first two games. Obviously a well deserved goal there. It’s awesome to see.”
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