InGoal Resource
Goalie Goals
Every goal scored by a goaltender — from the NHL on down. Organized by league, with video where we can find it.
- 20NHL goals
- 17NHL goalies
- 2in the playoffs
- 131verified across all leagues
The records, answered
How many goals have NHL goaltenders scored?
20 goals by 17 different goaltenders — 18 in the regular season and 2 in the playoffs. Twelve were shot into the empty net; eight were credited when the goalie was the last player on his team to touch the puck before an opponent scored on their own net.
Who scored the first goalie goal in NHL history?
Billy Smith of the New York Islanders, on November 28, 1979, against the Colorado Rockies. He was credited as the last Islander to touch the puck before a Colorado player put it into his own empty net — Smith did not shoot it.
Who was the first goalie to actually shoot and score?
Ron Hextall of the Philadelphia Flyers, on December 8, 1987, shooting the puck the length of the ice into the Boston Bruins' empty net.
Has a goalie ever scored in the playoffs?
Yes, twice. Ron Hextall scored in the 1989 playoffs against Washington, and Martin Brodeur scored in the 1997 playoffs against Montreal.
Has a goalie ever scored short-handed?
Yes — Ron Hextall's 1989 playoff goal against Washington was scored short-handed, the only short-handed goalie goal in NHL history.
Which goalie has scored the most goals in the NHL?
Martin Brodeur, with three (1997, 2000, and 2013).
Which goalie has scored the most goals at any level?
Across every level we track, Alex Nedeljkovic and Kaapo Kähkönen lead with four apiece. Nedeljkovic scored in the NHL, the AHL (twice), and the ECHL; Kähkönen scored in junior hockey, for Finland’s U20 national team, in Mestis, and in Liiga preseason.
Has a goalie ever scored a game-winning goal?
Yes — Martin Brodeur is the only goaltender in NHL history credited with a game-winning goal.
Has a goalie ever scored on another goalie?
Only once. Martin Brodeur's 2013 goal against Carolina is the only time a goaltender has been credited with scoring against another goaltender.
What's the difference between a "shot" goalie goal and an "own-goal" credit?
A shot goal is the goalie firing the puck down the ice into the opponent's empty net. An own-goal credit is awarded when the goalie is the last player on his team to touch the puck before an opponent accidentally puts it into their own net — the goalie gets the goal on the scoresheet without shooting it.
Has any goaltender scored in the NHL, AHL, and ECHL?
Yes — Alex Nedeljkovic is the only goaltender to score a goal in all three leagues.
Has a goalie scored in both college and the pros?
Yes — a few have. Jonathan Quick scored in the NCAA (UMass) and the ECHL in the same year, 2007. Damian Rhodes scored in the NCAA (Michigan Tech) and later in the NHL.
NHL 20
National Hockey League
Complete listThe complete, cross-checked list of every goal credited to an NHL goaltender — 20 goals by 17 goalies. Twelve were shot into the empty net; eight were credited when the goalie was the last of his team to touch the puck before an opponent put it in their own net. Two came in the playoffs.
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Billy Smith New York Islanders vs Colorado Rockies
First goal ever credited to an NHL goaltender (last-touch credit; Smith did not shoot it).
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Ron Hextall Philadelphia Flyers vs Boston Bruins
First goalie to score by deliberately shooting the puck into the net.
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Ron Hextall Philadelphia Flyers vs Washington Capitals
First goalie goal in a playoff game — and the first scored short-handed.
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Chris Osgood Detroit Red Wings vs Hartford Whalers
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Martin Brodeur New Jersey Devils vs Montreal Canadiens
Brodeur's first; an empty-net shot in the playoffs.
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Damian Rhodes Ottawa Senators vs New Jersey Devils
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Martin Brodeur New Jersey Devils vs Philadelphia Flyers
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Jose Theodore Montreal Canadiens vs New York Islanders
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Evgeni Nabokov San Jose Sharks vs Vancouver Canucks
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Mika Noronen Buffalo Sabres vs Toronto Maple Leafs
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Chris Mason Nashville Predators vs Phoenix Coyotes
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Cam Ward Carolina Hurricanes vs New Jersey Devils
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Martin Brodeur New Jersey Devils vs Carolina Hurricanes
Brodeur's third — the all-time record — and the only time a goalie has scored against another goaltender.
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Mike Smith Phoenix Coyotes vs Detroit Red Wings
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Pekka Rinne Nashville Predators vs Chicago Blackhawks
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Linus Ullmark Boston Bruins vs Vancouver Canucks
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Tristan Jarry Pittsburgh Penguins vs Tampa Bay Lightning
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Filip Gustavsson Minnesota Wild vs St. Louis Blues
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Alex Nedeljkovic Pittsburgh Penguins vs Buffalo Sabres
The only goaltender to score in the NHL, AHL, and ECHL.
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Ilya Sorokin New York Islanders vs Nashville Predators
Goaltenders credited with a goal in the AHL, per EliteProspects’ “Scored a Goal as Goaltender” record. Nedeljkovic’s two are detailed; dates, opponents, and video are wanted for the rest.
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Alex Nedeljkovic Charlotte Checkers vs Hartford Wolf Pack
The only goaltender to score in the NHL, AHL, and ECHL.
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Alex Nedeljkovic Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs Providence Bruins
First AHL goaltender with two career goalie goals.
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Also scored a goalie goal in the NHL (2023).
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Also scored a goalie goal in the NHL (2006).
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Strauss Mann
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Seamus Kotyk
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Christian Bronsard
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Paul Cohen
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Complete listThe ECHL is one of the few leagues that officially tracks this — its record book’s “Goals Scored by Goaltender” category. Here is the complete list of all 18, oldest to newest.
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Corwin Saurdiff Hampton Roads vs Charlotte
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Olie Sundström Erie vs Wheeling
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Sean Gauthier South Carolina vs Raleigh
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Mark Bernard Toledo vs Johnstown
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Brian Eklund Pensacola vs Mississippi
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Trevor Koenig Atlantic City vs Wheeling
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Nick Vitucci Charlotte vs Louisville
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Jonathan Quick Reading vs Pensacola
Future two-time Stanley Cup champion with the LA Kings.
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Timo Pielmeier Bakersfield vs Utah
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Brian Foster Cincinnati vs Trenton
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Alex Nedeljkovic Florida vs Atlanta
The only goaltender to score in the NHL, AHL, and ECHL.
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C.J. Motte Quad City vs Fort Wayne
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Ryan Fanti Fort Wayne vs Rapid City
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Mitchell Gibson South Carolina vs Savannah
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Oskari Salminen Norfolk vs Atlanta
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Goalie goals happen across the Canadian major-junior ranks. The fully documented ones (with date, opponent, and a story) are first; below them are the rest of the goaltenders credited with a goal per QuantHockey’s all-time records — dates, opponents, and video still wanted. Help us complete the detail.
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Olaf Kölzig Tri-City Americans vs Seattle Thunderbirds
The first goaltender to score a goal in WHL history — shot into the empty net.
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Also scored a goalie goal in the NHL (1996) — one of the few to score at both levels.
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Ian Scott
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Lukas Parik
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Xavier Wendt
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Jordan McLaughlin
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Dawson Cowan
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Jeff Calvert
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Carter George Owen Sound Attack vs Peterborough Petes
First goalie goal in Owen Sound Attack history; the 11th goaltender to score in OHL history. Gloved a dump-in and rifled it the length of the ice into the empty net.
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Carter George Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs London Knights
His second career goalie goal — making him the first goaltender in OHL history to score twice. An empty-net shot the length of the ice.
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Chris Clifford
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Jason Houle
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Ron Vogel
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Tyler Parsons
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Pete McGlynn
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Nolan LaLonde
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Antoine Keller
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Mathieu Bellemare
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Maxime Gougeon
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Antoine Lafleur
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Peter Delmas
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Tristan Berube
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Mathis Rousseau
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Antoine Coulombe
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Etienne Montpetit
Goaltenders credited with a goal in the old Central Hockey League, per QuantHockey’s all-time records. Dates, opponents, and video wanted.
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Bryan McMullen
Goaltenders credited with a goal in Canadian Junior A, per QuantHockey’s all-time records. Dates, opponents, and video wanted.
Goaltenders credited with a goal in NCAA men’s hockey. A few are fully documented; the rest list the school and year — dates, opponents, and video wanted.
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Jonathan Quick Massachusetts vs Merrimack
Also scored a goalie goal in the ECHL that same year (2007).
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Michael Garteig Quinnipiac vs Canisius
Quinnipiac is the only NCAA school with both a men’s and a women’s goalie goal.
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Evan Weninger Omaha vs Denver
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Atte Tolvanen Northern Michigan
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Mitch Gillam Cornell
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Kyle Richter Harvard
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Mike Mantua Western Michigan
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Chad Alban Michigan State
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Andy Allen Vermont
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Damian Rhodes Michigan Tech
Also scored a goalie goal in the NHL (1999).
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Jim Tortorella Maine
Know of a goalie goal in the PWHL, NCAA, or international women's play? We want it — with a source.
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Corinne Schroeder Quinnipiac vs Maine
Credited on a delayed penalty when Maine sent the puck into their own empty net — believed to be the first female NCAA player credited with a goal.
Goaltenders credited with a goal across Europe’s top pro leagues. Konovalov’s KHL strike is fully documented; the rest come from QuantHockey’s all-time records and still need dates, opponents, and video.
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Ilya Konovalov Dynamo Moscow vs Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Shot it the length of the ice into Torpedo’s empty net — only the second goaltender in KHL history to score on a direct shot.
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Edgars Masalskis
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Andreas Andersson
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Karol Krizan MODO
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Mika Järvinen
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Lassi Lehtinen
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Juha Jatkola
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Niklas Rubin
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Dmitri Pätzold
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Karolus Kaarlehto
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Peter Kutej Trenčín
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Marek Ciliak
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Kaapo Kähkönen Rauman Lukko vs Ässät
Shot the puck into the empty net in the Pitsi Tournament (a Liiga preseason event) at Rauma — one of four goalie goals Kähkönen scored across four different levels (junior, U20, Mestis, Liiga preseason).
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Kaapo Kähkönen TUTO Hockey vs KooKoo
Fired an end-to-end shot into the empty net to seal a 3-0 win in a Mestis playoff semifinal — reportedly the sixth goaltender to score in Mestis history. One of four goalie goals Kähkönen scored across four different levels.
Goalie goals in international play. Know of one at the Olympics, Worlds, or World Juniors? Send the event, date, and a source link.
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Kaapo Kähkönen Finland U20 vs Finland U18
Fired an empty-net shot in the final minute of a 4-2 Finland U20 win over the U18 team — one of four goalie goals Kähkönen scored across four different levels.
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Partial — help us complete itDid your goalie score a goal? We want to celebrate it — at every level, from minor and youth hockey to rec and beer league. We verify every submission, and a video clip helps a lot (it’s the best way for us to confirm and feature it). Parents and players: send us the details and a link to the clip below.
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Kaapo Kähkönen Espoon Jääklubi
Scored as a youth player for Espoon Jääklubi — the earliest of four goalie goals Kähkönen scored across four different levels (junior, U20, Mestis, Liiga preseason). Proof it can happen at any level.
Help us build this list
Know of a goalie goal we haven’t listed — at any level, anywhere in the world? Send it our way. Please include the date, the two teams, and a link to a source (box score, news story, or video). A video clip is ideal — and for minor, youth, and rec goals it’s the best way for us to verify and feature it. We verify everything before we publish.
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