Pekka Rinne joins short list of NHL goaltenders who have scored goals Globe_Sports
Goaltender Pekka Rinne of the Nashville Predators gets congratulations from Matt Irwin after scoring his first career goal, an empty net shot on Thursday.Former NHL goalie Damian Rhodes admits he was far from a good puck handler in his playing days. Scoring a goal was the furthest thing from his mind.
Of the 12 different netminders who have scored NHL goals, Rinne is the seventh goalie to actually shoot the puck into the opposing net. Philadelphia Flyers great Ron Hextall is the only one to do it twice. That’s exactly what Rinne did against the Blackhawks on Thursday night. He stopped the puck behind the net, deftly kicked it forward, took a look at the opposing goal and launched it down the ice and into the net.
“Obviously it doesn’t happen very often so when it does you’re surprised. But I’m not surprised that it was a guy like Peks.” The New Jersey Devils great shot the puck in the net against his hometown team, the Montreal Canadiens, on April 17, 1997 and was given credit for goals against Philadelphia on Feb. 15, 2000 and against the Carolina Hurricanes on March 21, 2013.“I can remember it clear as day to be honest,” Smith said from Calgary, where the Oilers face the Flames on Saturday. “I think it’s something you don’t forget about. I think the more you play, it always sticks in the back of your mind.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Rinne scores, Predators beat Blackhawks for Hynes' first win - Sportsnet.caPekka Rinne made 29 saves and scored an empty-net goal, and the Nashville Predators beat the sloppy Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Thursday night for John Hynes' first win with the team.
Read more »
Must See: Rinne scores first goalie goal since 2013With just seconds to play in the game, and the Blackhawks going with an extra attacker, Pekka Rinne takes a shot at the empty net, and scores the first goalie goal since Mike Smith accomplished the feat on Oct. 19, 2013.
Read more »
Must See: Rinne scores first goalie goal since 2013With just seconds to play in the game, and the Blackhawks going with an extra attacker, Pekka Rinne takes a shot at the empty net, and scores the first goalie goal since Mike Smith accomplished the feat on Oct. 19, 2013.
Read more »
Rinne scores, Predators beat Blackhawks for Hynes' first win - Sportsnet.caPekka Rinne made 29 saves and scored an empty-net goal, and the Nashville Predators beat the sloppy Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Thursday night for John Hynes' first win with the team.
Read more »