Predators' Pekka Rinne becomes first NHL goalie since 2013 to score goal - USA TODAY

Mike Brehm USA TODAY

Published 1:43 AM EST Jan 10, 2020

Pekka Rinne had played well enough to give the Nashville Predators a victory against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Then he put an exclamation point on the first win by new Predators coach John Hynes by becoming the first NHL goaltender in more than six years to score a goal.

Holding a 4-2 lead, Rinne grabbed a puck behind his goal line and fired a shot past the far blue line. The puck bounced and spun and went in with 22 seconds left in a 5-2 win.

Rinne became the 12th different goalie in NHL history to be credited with a goal (Martin Brodeur did it three times and Ron Hextall did it twice) and the seventh goalie to score with a shot on net.

“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.

“It was pretty cool,” said Rinne, who had 29 saves. “I just threw my hands up in the air and tried to act as cool as I can.”

Rinne's goal was the first for a goaltender since Mike Smith, then with the Phoenix Coyotes, scored against the Detroit Red Wings on Oct. 19, 2013.

Nashville's Chris Mason was credited with a goal on April 15, 2006, but he was the last person to touch the puck before the Coyotes put the puck in their own net.

In the more traditional goaltending role, Rinne made 29 saves as Nashville improved to 1-1 since firing coach Peter Laviolette.

Contributing: The Associated Press.

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