Prettiest first NHL goal?

[Hynh]

Yes, without a doubt. Do you even know the context of the goal?

The context is lipstick on a pig. Eberle's is nicer.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I think Malkin's was against Brodeur, I can't remember if it was a nice one.

 

[Dylonus]

Nothing spectacular about Lemieux's goal? On his first NHL shift, he trolled one of the top-5 defensemen that'll ever play the game with a very smart defensive play then blew by him on a breakaway to score. What more does he have to do? Go through the whole team?

 

[McCullogh]

Didn't Erik Haula have a nice first NHL goal?

But yeah, Eberles is really nice.

 

[BillDineen]

Lindros' 2nd was a beauty:

 

[ottawa]

Not the best but a nice goal anyway

There are many better ones out there

 

[Oil80]

Eberle and it ain't even close.

I remember that. Back in the day when there was hope....

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Definitely not the best but nice nonetheless:

 

[Pitt the Elder]

Yes, without a doubt. Do you even know the context of the goal?

The thread is "prettiest" not "contextiest".

 

[SmytheKing]

I'll never forget Robert Lang as a Kings rookie going end to end through all five players on the other team.

That's one that no one ever remembers. I think it was against the Rangers? I wish there was video of that one.

 

[Anglesmith]

Nothing spectacular about Lemieux's goal? On his first NHL shift, he trolled one of the top-5 defensemen that'll ever play the game with a very smart defensive play then blew by him on a breakaway to score. What more does he have to do? Go through the whole team?

Again, most of the arguments in support of Lemieux's goal are to do with the context, not the goal itself. The fact that it was his first shift doesn't affect how nice the goal was. The fact that Ray Bourque gave the puck away doesn't affect how nice the goal is. The fact that Lemieux was probably the second-greatest player to ever play the game doesn't affect how nice the goal is. The goal itself was a clear breakaway, and a simple deke to the backhand.

 

[Invictus12]

I think Malkin's was against Brodeur, I can't remember if it was a nice one.

The one on Brodeur was like his third goal... It was a beauty. His first goal was a tip in off a rebound. Nothing to 'wow' over.

 

[Cootsfanclub]

This is some next level Jedi trickery.

 

[Invictus12]

This is some next level Jedi trickery.

The force was strong with that one!

 

[higgs011]

It's Eberle

 

[Flaming Satan]

Eberle IMO. He dangled around Mark Giordano and the made a good goalie in Kipursoff look foolish.

 

[ThirdManIn]

I was thinking this was Radulov's first goal:



But this one was:



So not Radulov's first as I had originally thought