How many goalie goals in NHL history? Wild's goaltender Filip Gustavsson joins exclusive list

On Tuesday, Filip Gustavsson became the first Minnesota Wild goalie to score a goal in the NHL this season. He shot the puck across the ice into the net during the Wild’s 4-1 win over the St. Louis Blues.

Gustavsson is only the 10th goalie in NHL history to score via a shot on goal. The first goalie to do this was Ron Hextall in 1987. Others on this list include Chris Osgood, Martin Brodeur and Pekka Rinne.

Gustavsson's feat is a rare one and it has allowed him to join a small group of NHL netminders.

The list of goalies who have shot the puck directly into the net are:

• Ron Hextall (Flyers) – Twice (1987, 1989)
• Chris Osgood (Red Wings) – 1996
• Martin Brodeur (Devils) – 1997
• Jose Theodore (Canadiens) – 2001
• Evgeni Nabokov (Sharks) – 2002
• Mike Smith (Coyotes) – 2013
• Pekka Rinne (Predators) – 2020
• Linus Ullmark (Bruins) – 2023
• Tristan Jarry (Penguins) – 2023
• Filip Gustavsson (Wild) – 2024

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Filip Gustavsson talked about his 'goalie goal'

Filip Gustavsson talked about his mindset during the Goalie Goal during an interview with ESPN on Tuesday. He explained the situation as it unfolded on the ice.

"I come to the ADV on the timeout and FL's like, 'Hey, you're going to try and shoot it if you get it now when we're up two goals.' I was like, 'Yeah, actually I should shoot it,' and then it's a perfect dump there to the goalie. I just catch it and just try and put it down as quick as possible, and I didn't know I could shoot it that far in the air, so it was great it got in there."

Gustavsson is ready for more such plays:

"(Joked) I should be on the power play meetings now so we'll see."

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The Minnesota Wild controlled the game from the start

Filip Gustavsson made 27 saves and scored an empty-net goal against the Blues. Ryan Hartman scored a power-play goal and Jakub Lauko added a short-handed goal. Marco Rossi also scored in the third period, with Kirill Kaprizov assisting twice.

Mathieu Joseph scored the Blues' only goal in the third period while Jordan Binnington made 23 saves. A key moment was Lauko’s goal in the second period, which gave the Wild a 2-0 lead. Jordan Kyrou's power-play goal was disallowed after the referee blew the play dead. The Wild will face Columbus on Saturday.