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Eroe777 t1_ja1pf55 wrote

I was curious, so I looked it up.

This is the 16th goalie goal. Ever.

It is about evenly split between the goalie taking the shot, and the goalie being credited as the last player to touch the puck on an own goal.

The New Jersey Devils have been involved in five of them- Martin Brodeur has three goals, and two were scored against them. And, given when they happened, it is likely Brodeur was in goal for the two own goals against.

Edit: I had the number of goals incorrect.

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unledded t1_ja1tucn wrote

Dang this is crazy. I had no idea this was so rare. Apparently the goals were scored by 13 total goalies, and 8 of them have scored with an actual shot on goal. For comparison, 12 men have walked on the moon.

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warlock415 t1_ja23pga wrote

Part of the reason is that the situation has to be just right (it's very rare) and the other part is that if he misses, it's icing.

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tretanten t1_ja2ku2p wrote

The NHL isn't the only profesional league in the world. A goalie scored just the other week in the swedish second division.

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The_Other_Manning t1_ja3jd8x wrote

My friend did it in intramurals once. Same thing

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tretanten t1_ja3p258 wrote

>intramurals

Yes my bad, there are no other pro hockey leagues in the world.
No matter the context, this is equivalent to landing on the moon.

I'm not saying it's not fucking dope, because it is. But it happens... And it happend the other week, in a pro league, with a drafted player.

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RonyTheTiger t1_ja1qryk wrote

Seeing a goalie skate down the bench giving fives is the best hahaha

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ABrewski t1_ja2k3x1 wrote

For a non-hockey viewer, can someone explain why there wasn't another Goalie in the opposite net please?

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YeahlDid t1_ja2l7fu wrote

Teams have 6 players on the ice. One of those players can but doesn't have to be a goalkeeper. Thus, when the game is nearly over, the trailing team will often exchange their keeper for another skater in an attempt to score. This gives them 6 skaters to their opponents 5 and generally results in a lot of offensive pressure and sometimes leads to the game tying goal. Of course the downside is that if the opponents get control of the puck, they have an open net to shoot at, like in this video.

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TestForPotential t1_ja2lb39 wrote

The other team pulled their goalie to put an additional skater on the ice in hopes of being able to score easier with a man advantage. It’s a common practice when a team is down a goal or two with a couple of minutes left in the third period.

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LVorenus2020 t1_ja1tw98 wrote

If they're doing all this now, the Bruins had better make it to the finals...

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se7en41 t1_ja53wxz wrote

It's gonna be an interesting playoff matchup if the rumors are true and Kane goes to the Rangers to link back up with the Breadman.

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xizrtilhh t1_ja1gv2a wrote

Just when it couldn't get any worse.

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xMcSwaggx t1_ja3oj5b wrote

I honestly don't think any team can challenge Boston, they are scary good 😳😳

But then again, hockey is the sport that underdogs have the best chance so 🤷🏾‍♂️

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PDXalreadtused t1_ja405eq wrote

As a Boston fan Caroline scares me, that’s about the only team that could take Boston out imo.

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xMcSwaggx t1_ja45i18 wrote

Nah, they'll probably meet in the ECF but Boston will still advance, kind of hoping it's not Boston, cuz I don't like Marchand 😒😒 (not sure anyone likes him)

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sflems t1_ja3ygwn wrote

He's already got a decent shot at the Vezina, this is just icing on the cake!

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SP_Bridges t1_ja4oshu wrote

This so just like Canucks Hockey

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