Tristan Jarry made history Wednesday afternoon when he scored the first goalie goal in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton history.
TFW you score the first goalie goal in @WBSPenguins history. ?
?: Kelly Shea, China Wong, Danny Baxter pic.twitter.com/2S9mdsYRts
— AHL (@TheAHL) November 14, 2018
Jarry is the 14th goaltender in AHL history to score a goal.
Jarry was named the No. 1 star of the 5-1 win over the Springfield Thunderbirds not only for his goal, but his 30-save performance on 31 shots. Jarry's bid for the shutout ended in the final two minutes, when Springfield's Joel Lowry finally got one past him.
Jarrett Burton, Linus Olund, and Anthony Angello had put Wilkes-Barre up 3-0 when Springfield pulled their goaltender with under two minutes remaining. Springfield put their goaltender back in the net after Jarry's goal, and Jimmy Hayes scored a breakaway goal to cap off the eventful Penguins win.
Jarry nearly scored just two weeks ago against Hartford. On Nov. 2, the puck came back to Jarry after the faceoff and he took the shot. Hartford’s goaltender wasn’t quite off the ice yet, and threw his stick in the direction of the puck.
Typically, when a stick is thrown in this manner to stop a shot like this, it results in a penalty shot. And, typically, when the goaltender is pulled, since it doesn’t make sense to actually go through with the penalty shot, the rule is that a goal is automatically awarded. So, the official initially signaled that Jarry was awarded a goal. After a discussion, the goal was rescinded because the AHL rule book stipulates that “the goalkeeper is considered off the ice once the replacement player has entered the playing surface.” Alas, an automatic goal could not be awarded and instead the goaltender was just given a penalty.
It didn't take much longer for Jarry to get one that counted.
