Lukas Svejkovsky had to wait a little longer than he would have liked for his first professional goal.
Svejkovsky, 21, was the Penguins' fourth-round pick in 2020. This year is his first year of professional hockey in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton following the conclusion of his four-year junior career in the WHL last season. He was in and out of Wilkes-Barre's lineup often early this season, but has become a regular as of late as injuries, recalls, and other absences to other forwards have created an opportunity for him.
Svejkovsky went his first 21 games of the season without a goal before finally scoring this beauty of a backhand breakaway goal in a win over Hershey on Jan.