Last season, Tristan Jarry added his name to the history books when he became the first goaltender in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins team history to score a goal:
Don't be too surprised if Emil Larmi this season becomes the second goaltender to do so.
Over the summer, Larmi attempted to score into an empty net twice in the championship game of the Penguins' development camp tournament. When I asked him about the attempts afterward, he seemed pretty determined to score.
“Someday I will do that," he told me. "I tried it (in Finland). It’s been close a few times, but not yet.”
With Wilkes-Barre holding a 5-3 lead over the Binghamton Devils in the third period on Wednesday night, the Devils pulled goaltender Evan Cormier for the extra attacker. It was the first empty-net situation of the season when Larmi was in net for the Penguins, and Larmi made his first attempt of the year:
It hit a Devil and didn't make it out of the Penguins' zone.
After the game, Larmi took to Twitter to share what he learned:
?Tips for goalies who want to score:
-Aim towards the net.
-Try to get some air.
-Try to get the puck over the blueline.
-Don’t give the puck to the opponent.
-Don’t take advice from me.
— Emil Larmi (@emillarmi) October 17, 2019
... and got a suggestion from a fan:
I haven’t tried that.
— Emil Larmi (@emillarmi) October 17, 2019
While he didn't get the goal, Larmi made 30 saves on 33 shots to pick up the first AHL win of his career, bringing his record to 1-1 with a .891 save percentage and 3.41 goals-against average. He took to Twitter to share his thoughts on the milestone:
WINWINWINWINWINWIN????????
— Emil Larmi (@emillarmi) October 17, 2019
