Vlad Kolyachonok debuted for New Jersey and immediately scored a goal
The Belarusian defenseman was called up to the NHL from the farm club just yesterday.
Photo: New Jersey Twitter
His New Jersey defeated the Washington Capitals tonight with a score of 5:2.
Vlad Kolyachonok scored in the 46th minute, making the score 3:2 in favor of Jersey, who then went on to secure the victory.
Aliaksei Protas, who plays for Washington, recorded an assist.
On November 15, the teams will play each other again.
Kolyachonok joined New Jersey in the summer, but before the start of the season was sent down to the Utica farm club. Prior to the Devils, he played several games for Arizona, Boston, and Pittsburgh.
Vlad is the seventh Belarusian hockey player to play in the National Hockey League this season. Aliaksei and Ilya Protas play for Washington, Yegor Sharangovich for Calgary, Vitali Pinchuk for Nashville, Ilya Solovyov for Pittsburgh, and Artyom Levshunov for Chicago.