A goalie simply made NHL historical past.
In the course of the last minutes of the Penguins’ sport in opposition to the Sabers on Friday, goaltender Alex Nedelkovich scored a purpose from the opposite aspect of the ice, changing into the primary goaltender in historical past to file a purpose and an help in the identical NHL sport.
Upon scoring the purpose, Nedelkovic jumped onto the Penguins’ bench, the place he was mobbed by his teammates.
Nedelkovich’s empty-net purpose got here at 17:18 of the third interval, capping a five-goal effort for the Penguins, who beat the Sabers 5-2.
The Penguins netminder recorded his help earlier within the sport when he arrange ahead Cody Glass within the second interval.
Nedelkovic additionally turned simply the second goaltender in Penguins historical past to attain a purpose, with Tristan Jarry was the first to do so last season.
Solely 16 goaltenders have lit the lamp in NHL historical past, making a complete of simply 19 targets.
The final purpose by a goalie got here from Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson earlier this season in an October sport in opposition to the Blues.
Nedelkovic’s purpose marked the primary time a number of goalkeepers had scored in the identical season.
Longtime Devils star Martin Brodeur is the all-time chief in targets scored by a goaltender, with the Corridor of Famer engaging in the feat three separate times throughout his 22-year NHL profession.
