An unprecedented goal was scored in the NHL hockey game between Arizona and Pittsburgh. The visitors’ star striker Yevgeny Malkin scored his own goal into an empty net. Because of that, the Penguins lost 2-5.
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Pittsburgh own goal against Arizona | Video: Associated Press
Pittsburgh was chasing a one-goal deficit at 3-2 for the home team in the third period and had a great opportunity to compare.
The referees signaled a penalty for Jason Zucker from Arizona. Goalkeeper Tristan Jarry went to the substitution, the sixth skater of the Penguins jumped into the game and the guests intended to start an offensive action from their own defensive zone.
Kris Letang backhanded the puck to Malkin, who was supposed to take it out. But the Russian star did not handle him well at all and just moved him into his own empty goal with his hockey stick to the amazement of all the actors.
“I’ve never seen this before,” confided the commentator of the match.
The hit was credited to Lawson Crouse, who was the last of the Coyotes hockey players to touch the puck.
Arizona thus got a two-goal lead for free, soon gave the shaken guests another goal, this time a “regular” goal, and with a 5:2 win ended the series of eleven defeats.
This time Czech goalkeeper Karel Vejmelka watched it only from the substitutes, his partner Connor Ingram got priority in the winner’s cage.
Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby could at least be pleased that the 2-2 tie was his 577th NHL goal, which moved him to 21st Mark Recchi on the all-time scoring list.
2024-01-23 08:47:50
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