Predators’ Pekka Rinne becomes first NHL goalie since 2013 to score goal

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.

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