5.12.2007 · Nine goalies are credited with 11 goals in NHL history. On December 8th, 1987, former Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Ron Hextall was the first goalie in NHL history to score a goal from an actual ...
Billy Smith of the New York Islanders, in the 1979–80 season, was the first goaltender to be credited with a goal in the NHL when Rob Ramage of the Colorado Rockies put the puck into his own empty net. Smith was the last Islander to have touched the puck, and by NHL rule 78.4, an unassisted goal is awarded to the last player on the scoring team who had contacted the puck, in the event of an own goal.
This was the case for the most recent instance of goaltender scoring, when Chris Mason was credited with a goal in 2006. The most recent goaltender to have ...
Wayne Gretzky, who holds the record for most goals in a career with 894? ... and more recently the increased size of goalies has been effecting scoring.
9.5.2016 · Like any other sport, hockey has its own set of rare feats that happen every so often, such as a player scoring five or more goals in a single game, which has only occurred 44 times in league history. There is also the crazy feat of “50 goals in 50 games,” which has happened eight times by five different players (three times by Wayne Gretzky).
Ron Hextall of the Philadelphia Flyers became the second goalkeeper to score, and the first to score by taking a shot. Martin Brodeur has scored the most NHL ...