But it’s also the first goalie goal in almost seven years, and the first that wasn’t scored by Ron Hextall, so there’s a neat “Oh right, that’s a thing you’re allowed to do” factor.

Hextall is one of only two NHL goalies to score twice and the very first to intentionally go for a goalie goal. Since he ...

Here's today's NHL Nugget – this Weekend's Way Back When flashes back to Dec. 8, 1987, when Philadelphia Flyers goalie Ron Hextall handled the puck with a 4-2 lead over the Boston Bruins and an ...

GRAND FORKS — At 81 years old, Dennis Hextall suited up in a No. 9 UND jersey and stepped on the ice after UND’s player introductions Saturday night. He skated around the zone a couple of ...

In a way, that’s what Hextall was. The first goalie to shoot and score was also known for his fiery demeanor in the crease. 29 Ken Dryden. Rogie Vachon already wore this prior to Dryden’s ...

Goalies such as Seattle's Joey Daccord can help generate offense and also reduce the physical burden of their defensemen.

Eleven goaltenders have scored by shooting the puck into an empty net, with Ron Hextall doing it twice. The other seven goals have come when the goalie was credited with the goal by being the last ...

The first ever goal scored by a goalie intentionally shooting the puck came off the stick of Ron Hextall when he was with the Philadelphia Flyers. Hextall is one of two goalies who have scored ...

Minnesota Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson joined a very rare ... to score goals have accounted for 18 goals all-time with Ron Hextall (two) and Martin Brodeur (three) each scoring multiple goals.

The first goal scored by a goalie was credited to the New York Islanders’ Billy Smith in 1979. The goal was officially scored an own goal as it deflected off an opposing player. Ron Hextall became the ...