He didn’t shoot, but Jonas Gustavsson still scored.
The former NHL netminder, now with the Bakersfield Condors in the AHL, scored his first career goal Friday, as part of his team’s victory over the San Diego Gulls.
With San Diego goaltender Dustin Tokarski on the bench for an extra attacker and the Gulls working on a power play, Gustavsson made a save before an errant San Diego pass slid down the length of the ice and into the vacated net at 16:56 of the third period.
Gustavsson is the fifth AHL goaltender to be credited with a goal without actually shooting the puck into the opposition net. In addition to his goal, Gustavsson stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Condors victory.
GOALIE GOAL 🚨 @Condors netminder Jonas Gustavsson nets his first goal of his career. #SDvsBAK pic.twitter.com/C9iVbl39RK
— American Hockey League (@TheAHL) March 25, 2017