Predators' Pekka Rinne becomes 12th NHL goalie to score a goal - ESPN

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Pekka Rinne became just the 12th goalie to score a goal in NHL history Thursday night, scoring an empty netter with 22 seconds remaining to cap the Nashville Predators' 5-2 win over the host Blackhawks in Chicago.

"I obviously understand that it might be a once in a lifetime thing," a smiling Rinne said, "so I really enjoyed it. It was an awesome feeling seeing that puck go in."

Nashville had a 4-2 lead when Rinne fired the puck into the air from behind his own net. It landed inside Chicago's blue line and slid into the goal before Blackhawks forward Kirby Dach could chase it down.

The 37-year-old Rinne said he realized it went in when he saw teammate Nick Bonino celebrating.

"It was pretty cool," said Rinne, who had 29 saves and recorded his 14th career point with the goal. "I just threw my hands up in the air and tried to act as cool as I can."

Rinne is the first goalie to score a goal since Mike Smith did it for Phoenix against Detroit on Oct 19, 2013. Rinne joins Chris Mason as the only goalies to score for the Predators.

Thursday marked the 15th time, including the playoffs, that a goaltender has had a goal. Martin Brodeur did it three times and Ron Hextall scored on two occasions.

Rinne's goal also had a sports betting impact; the over/under for the game was 6.5 at Caesars Sportsbook.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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