If a team scores an empty net goal on themselves, is the opposing Goalie credited the goal??

Question

I know that sounds kind of upsurd, but i was watching an old video montage of all the NHL goaltenders that have scored goals and that seemed to be the case. i thought that the last person to touch the puck was credited the goal? ive been playing hockey my whole life and thats what i always knew it to be. but in the montage some of the goals were credited to the goalies when they clearly were nowhere near the puck.

Answer 1

nothing to do with anything but Ozzy did go Ozz man

Answer 2

A goalie scoring a goal in an NHL game is a very rare feat, having occurred only eleven times in the history of the National Hockey League. Seven of those eleven goals resulted from the goalie shooting into an empty net. The remaining four goals were not actually shot into the net by the goalie; rather the goalie was awarded the goal because he was the last player on his team to touch the puck before the opposition scored on themselves. Ron Hextall and Martin Brodeur are the only NHL goalies to be credited with two career goals (each scoring once in the regular season and once in the playoffs), though only Hextall has scored two goals by shooting the puck into an empty net. Damian Rhodes and José Théodore are the only goalies in NHL history to score a goal in a shutout game.

Answer 3

The best example of what you were thinking of happened when Billy Smith became the first goalie credited with scoring a goal.  He made a save and the opposing player ended up putting it in his own net.  That's one way a goalie can be nowhere near the puck and technically still score.  So you're right, the last person who touched the puck on the offensive team gets credit for scoring. I wish I could have seen the montage that you saw so I could understand a little better.

Answer 4

yeah, must be some old rules back then that didn't allow it

Answer 5

Not sure, but that does sound weird.

Answer 6

No.  It would go to the player on the scoring team that touched it last, whether it was a forward, defensemen, or goalie.

Answer 7

Yes they are!