#first-nhl-goal

#first-nhl-goal

Dickinson found out on Saturday that he would be remaining in the NHL and not returning to the Ontario Hockey League after playing in his ninth NHL game earlier this week. Then, in his 10th game with the Sharks on Sunday, he scored his first NHL goal, helping his team get its game against the Detroit Red Wings into overtime. Dickinson scored with 3:05 left in the third period.

It was his first NHL goal and came in his fifth season of professional hockey, the first four of which were spent almost entirely in the minor leagues. And he was still processing it. "I feel like it hasn't really sunk in yet," he said, smiling. "It means everything," the 6-4, 210-pound Robertson added, still smiling. "It's something you dreamed of doing, from a little kid, scoring in the NHL. I mean, it's every kid's dream, playing hockey.