Pekka Rinne Becomes 12th Goaltender To Score
5 years agoNashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne produced 29 saves and a goal in Thursday's 5-2 win over Chicago. He became the 12th goalie in NHL history to score when he wrapped things up with an empty-netter. Colin Blackwell scored his first career goal, while Viktor Arvidsson, Matt Duchene, and Nick Bonino joined in on the fun as well. Rinne, who's the first goal-scoring netminder since Mike Smith in October 2013, improved his record for the season to 15-9-3. He's carrying a 3.02 goals-against average and a .895 save percentage with three shutouts. His next opportunity to start comes on Sunday against Winnipeg.
Source: ESPN
Source: ESPN