Ice hockey | A rarity in the NHL – the Swedish goalkeeper hit between the posts

Keeper Filip Gustavsson joined a rare club early Wednesday morning.

Gustavsson scored a goal for his club Minnesota Wild at the very end of the third period in the match against the St. Louis Blues. Wild won the match 4–1.

Typically for goalkeeper goals, Gustavsson blocked the puck shot at him, dropped it from his flipper and shot the little black from in front of his own goal into the Blues’ net.

The match the commentator of the ESPN channel that broadcast it went completely wild with the hit.

“Now we’re looking for the goalkeeper’s goal! Gustavsson… goal! Filip Gustavsson! Teammates pounce on him! Got a goalkeeper’s goal!” the narrator beamed with joy.

Also the legend who served as the gatekeeper in the match Marc-Andre Fleury beamed happily when Gustavsson came to the bench to be congratulated. Fleury had just encouraged Gustavsson to try to score.

“Flower” looked at the scoreboard and said, “Hey, we’re up by two goals. You should probably give it a try. If you get the chance, you’ll leave, won’t you?” I thought I could give it a try,” Gustavsson said after the match Sportsnet by.

Gustavsson blocked 27 shots in the match and the Wild broke their two-game losing streak.

The Swedish goaltender scored the 18th goal in NHL history. It was a first for him. A great legend is at the top of the “goal stock” of goalkeepers Martin Brodeur with three goals.

And not time, when all kinds of tearing started as well. The star players, who had a slow start to the season, got their share.

One target of the daggers was Toronto’s star forward Austin Matthewswho hasn’t scored a goal yet. One or more commentators pointed out that Gustavsson now leads the Yankee cannon in the goal exchange.