Nikolay Goldobin

Nikolay Goldobin
Born	Nikolay Sergeevich Goldobin (1995-10-07) October 7, 1995 Moscow, Russia
Occupation	Professional ice hockey player
Years active	2011–present
Known for	Playing in the NHL and KHL as a right winger

Nikolay Sergeevich Goldobin (Николай Сергеевич Голдобин; born 7 October 1995) is a professional ice hockey right winger from Russia, currently playing for SKA Saint Petersburg in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected 27th overall by the San Jose Sharks during the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Goldobin took part in the 2008 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament as a member of the HC CSKA Moscow youth squad.

Junior

In the 2012 OHL Priority Selection, Goldobin was chosen 36th overall by the Sarnia Sting, and that same year he was picked 8th overall in the 2012 KHL Junior Draft by Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Prior to the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, he was regarded as a leading prospect with first-round potential.

Goldobin launched his major junior career in 2011 playing for Russkie Vityazi Chekhov in the Russian Junior Hockey League and represented Russia at the 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. After joining the Sarnia Sting in 2012, he topped all rookies by scoring 30 goals and accumulating 68 points in the 2012–13 OHL season. In his sophomore year, he led Sarnia with an impressive total of 94 points over 67 games, ranking sixth overall in league scoring for the 2013–14 season. He also participated in the 2014 CHL Top Prospects Game, where he earned player of the game honors for Team Cherry by contributing a goal and an assist.

Professional

On 26 September 2014, Goldobin inked a three-year entry-level contract with the Sharks. He was subsequently assigned to Finnish team HIFK for the 2014–15 Liiga season.

During the 2015–16 campaign, Goldobin started with the Sharks' AHL affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda, but was swiftly called up to the NHL following an injury to center Logan Couture on 16 October 2015. He made his NHL debut on the Sharks' top scoring line in a shootout victory against the New Jersey Devils and netted his first NHL goal in his second appearance versus Jaroslav Halak of the New York Islanders.

On 28 February 2017, Goldobin was traded to the Vancouver Canucks along with a conditional fourth-round draft pick in exchange for Jannik Hansen. He made his debut for Vancouver on 4 March 2017, scoring the decisive goal against the Los Angeles Kings.

In his inaugural full season with Vancouver during the 2018–19 season, Goldobin tallied 27 points across 63 games. On 4 September 2019, he secured a one-year contract extension worth $900,000 with the Canucks. Prior to the start of the 2019-20 season, he was placed on waivers and assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Utica Comets, where he emerged as one of their top scorers with 50 points in 51 games before the season ended prematurely due to COVID-19.

As a restricted free agent, Goldobin opted to return to Russia by signing a two-year contract with CSKA Moscow of the KHL on 18 June 2020. During the 2020–21 campaign, he appeared in 21 games for CSKA, recording four goals and eleven points before being traded to Metallurg Magnitogorsk on 14 December 2020.

After spending three seasons with Metallurg, Goldobin’s rights were exchanged to Spartak Moscow for Danila Kvartalnov on 5 June 2023. He agreed to a two-year deal beginning with the 2023–24 season.

Following two successful seasons at Spartak Moscow, Goldobin was placed on waivers and subsequently claimed by SKA Saint Petersburg on 18 August 2025.

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011–12	Russkie Vityazi Chekhov	MHL		50	13	9	22	8		9	2	1	3	0
2012–13	Sarnia Sting	OHL		68	30	38	68	12		4	0	1	1	0
2013–14	Sarnia Sting	OHL		67	38	56	94	21		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	HIFK	Liiga		38	11	10	21	12		8	1	5	6	2
2014–15	Worcester Sharks	AHL		9	3	2	5	4		4	0	0	0	0
2015–16	San Jose Barracuda	AHL		60	21	23	44	18		4	2	0	2	4
2015–16	San Jose Sharks	NHL		9	1	1	2	0
2016–17	San Jose Barracuda	AHL		46	15	26	41	16
2016–17	San Jose Sharks	NHL		2	0	0	0	0
2016–17	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		12	3	0	3	0
2016–17	Utica Comets	AHL		3	4	0	4	0
2017–18	Utica Comets	AHL		30	9	22	31	8		5	0	6	6	4
2017–18	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		38	8	6	14	6
2018–19	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		63	7	20	27	18
2019–20	Utica Comets	AHL		51	19	31	50	14
2019–20	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		1	0	0	0	0
2020–21	CSKA Moscow	KHL		21	4	7	11	4		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL		19	2	6	8	10		12	5	4	9	2
2021–22	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL		42	16	23	39	33		23	8	10	18	6
2022–23	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL		59	19	17	36	8		11	2	0	2	4
2023–24	Spartak Moscow	KHL		67	37	41	78	20		11	3	6	9	8
2024–25	Spartak Moscow	KHL		62	21	34	(55)	16		(12)	3	(9)	(12)	=4
NHL totals				125	19	27	46	24		—	—	—	—	—
KHL totals				270	99	128	227	91		69	21	29	50	24

International

Year	Team	Tournament	Placement		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2012	Russia	IH18	5th place		4	1	2	3	0
2015	Russia	WJC	Template:Silver2		7	2	3	5	2
Total Junior Statistics					11	3	5	8	2

Awards and honours

Award	Year
Player of the Game, CHL Top Prospects Game (Team Cherry)	2014