Half-ice goal on Lundqvist, a Flyers Own-Goal, and Biron Scores on Himself

A few strange goals leave garage league ‘tenders feeling good

Last night saw a few strange goals – strange for the NHL but realtively common garage league goals. I know, I have suffered a version of each of these. So all you young guys and old timers take heart – even the best in the business suffer embarrassment from time to time.

First we have the Flyers’ own-goal on a shot (!) from the corner that catches Ray Emery relaxing. He wouldn’t have imagined that was a dangerous location to worry about, let alone needing to be scared of his own team mate. Sadly, the Flyers ended up losing by a goal.

This one I already had in the news for today but had to throw it in here as well – Henrik Lunqvist can’t find the handle on a half-ice dump in. Well, at least it was in a winning effort.

Finally, Marty Biron knows that preventing a shot is as good as stopping one – unless when you block the pass from behind the net with your stick and direct it in your own goal.

Question…without Biron that shot does not go in the net – does it count as a shot on goal? (Which I thought was defined as a shot that would go in were the goalie not there)