Philadelphia Flyers netminder Ron Hextall fired the puck down the ice on this day in 1987 to make NHL history. Brian T. Dessart gives the lowdown in today's NHL Nugget. Here's today's NHL Nugget ...

But it’s also the first goalie goal in almost seven years, and the first that wasn’t scored by Ron Hextall, so there’s a neat “Oh right, that’s a thing you’re allowed to do” factor.

Hextall is one of only two NHL goalies to score twice and the very first to intentionally go for a goalie goal. Since he ...

Eleven goaltenders have scored by shooting the puck into an empty net, with Ron Hextall doing it twice. The other seven goals have come when the goalie was credited with the goal by being the last ...

The goal was officially scored an own goal as it deflected off an opposing player. Ron Hextall became the first goalie to score via a shot on goal in 1987. Hextall fired the puck down the ice in a ...

The first ever goal scored by a goalie intentionally shooting the puck came off the stick of Ron Hextall when he was with the Philadelphia Flyers. Hextall is one of two goalies who have scored ...

At 81 years old, Dennis Hextall suited up in a No. 9 UND jersey and stepped on the ice after UND's player introductions Saturday night. He skated around the zone a couple of times as a part of his ...

The Philadelphia Flyers haven't had great success with first-round draft picks, but Travis Konecny was the Great Steal of 2015 and should've been a quarter-century player.

The goal came at 18 minutes ... three times during his career while former Penguins general manager Ron Hextall scored twice during his playing days with the Philadelphia Flyers.

Have a look. The 15 different goalies to score goals have accounted for 18 goals all-time with Ron Hextall (two) and Martin Brodeur (three) each scoring multiple goals. Of those 18 goals ...