Brewin Flames Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 (edited) Predators' Pekka Rinne becomes 12th NHL goalie to score a goal Pekka Rinne became just the 12th goalie to score a goal in NHL history, hitting an empty-netter with 22 seconds remaining to cap the Nashville Predators' 5-2 victory over the host Blackhawks in Chicago on Thursday night. ille Predators' 5-2 victory over the host Blackhawks in Chicago on Thursday night. "I obviously understand that it might be a once-in-a-lifetime thing," a smiling Rinne said, "so I really enjoyed it. It was an awesome feeling seeing that puck go in." Nashville had a 4-2 lead when Rinne fired the puck into the air from behind his own net. It landed inside Chicago's blue line and slid into the goal before Blackhawks forward Kirby Dach could chase it down. Rinne, 37, said he realized it went in when he saw teammate Nick Bonino celebrating. "It was pretty cool," said Rinne, who had 29 saves and recorded his 14th career point with the goal. "I just threw my hands up in the air and tried to act as cool as I can." Rinne is the first goalie to score a goal since Mike Smith did it for Phoenix against Detroit on Oct. 19, 2013. Rinne joins Chris Mason as goaltenders to score for the Predators. Thursday marked the 15th time, including the playoffs, that a goaltender has had a goal. Martin Brodeur did it three times, and Ron Hextall scored on two occasions. Rinne's goal also had a sports betting impact; the over/under for the game was 6.5 at Caesars Sportsbook. Edited January 10, 2020 by Brewin Flames Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 I saw both of Hextall's. The first ever direct shot, and the first ever in the playoffs. It's really kind of cool to see it. Both sets of announcers were clearly thrilled to witness it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandron Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 4 hours ago, ruxpin said: I saw both of Hextall's. The first ever direct shot, and the first ever in the playoffs. It's really kind of cool to see it. Both sets of announcers were clearly thrilled to witness it. Agree. It is kind of cool to see it from the different views : from the side, the back, the top. Rinne chose a nice puck trajectory, which was difficult to reach to other players as well as he put a good effort for a puck's speed too. It seems first NHL goalie's goal since 2013, and, maybe, it could be a goal of the year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Very cool. That was a thing of beauty. He obviously practised that kind of shot...got some nice air under that sucker!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yave1964 Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Oh you think that is hard? I just watched the Wings win two consecutive games for the first time in over a month and are still 13 points behind the next worst team in hockey. THAT is difficult,lol. No seriously kudos to Rinne it looked like he lined it up like he has done it a million times before. Always said he has the best glove in the game, looks like he has the stick to match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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