Molly Riley/Associated Press

Drafted by the Capitals with the 13th overall pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, there was a lot of hype surrounding forward Jakub Vrana when he was recalled by the Capitals a week ago. And he hasn’t let them down, as he’s already scored his very first NHL goal to go along with his promising play. 

The goal came in tonight’s game against the Buffalo Sabres. Vrana beat Buffalo netminder Robin Lehner to earn his first (hopefully of many) goal, coming at 12:39 of the middle frame. The goal was setup by a nice zone entry and feed from Evgeny Kuznetsov.

.@JVranaa‘s first of many. Congrats, Jakub! #CapsSabres #RockTheRed pic.twitter.com/z0BxBzLTjr

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) December 10, 2016

Vrana is considered one of the building blocks of the team’s future. In 18 games played with the Hershey Bears this season, Vrana has 16 points (nine goals, seven assists), and is among the Bears’ leading scorers.

537 goals 👊 1 goal. #CapsSabres #RockTheRed pic.twitter.com/WV2iLxO5Og

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) December 10, 2016

NoVa Caps sends a big CONGRATS to Vrana on his first NHL goal!

.@JVranaa‘s First @NHL goal puck! #CapsSabres #RockTheRed pic.twitter.com/u8TUZtfl4E

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) December 10, 2016

The traditional shaving cream pie, courtesy of Tom Wilson:

Jakub Vrana talks after #CapsSabres about scoring his first and someone (not naming names)(Tom Wilson) hits him with the shaving cream pie. pic.twitter.com/2Tu4SvJVNr

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) December 10, 2016

A night he’ll never forget. #RockTheRed pic.twitter.com/7PS8rCW07z

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) December 10, 2016

View this post on Instagram

Welcome @jakubvranaa !!

A post shared by NoVa Caps (@nova_caps) on Nov 30, 2016 at 4:01pm PST