Tristan Jarry just made Pittsburgh Penguins history. With 68 seconds to go in the game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, Jarry fired a puck the length of the ice to score into an empty net. It was the first time a goaltender has scored a goal in the 56 seasons and 4,357 games in Penguins’ franchise history, in what ended up being the franchise’s 2000th regular season victory.
Goalies can be cautious when only leading by one goal to risk icing the puck if they miss the net, but Jarry acted decisively to quickly collect the puck and swing down to a knee as he absolutely launched a shot that stayed in the air for a long time.