SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … Bakersfield Condors goaltender Jonas Gustavsson made American Hockey League history on Friday night when he became just the 12th goaltender in the AHL’s 81-year history to be credited with scoring a goal.
Gustavsson’s shorthanded, empty-net tally capped the scoring in Bakersfield’s 5-1 victory over the San Diego Gulls at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, Calif.
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
— AHL (@TheAHL) March 25, 2017
Goals Scored by AHL Goaltenders
Darcy Wakaluk, Rochester – Dec. 5, 1987 at Utica
Paul Cohen, Springfield – Mar. 28, 1992 vs. Rochester
Robb Stauber, Rochester – Oct. 9, 1995 at Prince Edward Island
Christian Bronsard, Syracuse – Oct. 30, 1999 at Rochester
Jean-Francois Labbe, Hartford – Feb. 5, 2000 at Quebec
Chris Mason, Milwaukee – Oct. 15, 2001 at Utah
Antero Niittymaki, Philadelphia – Apr. 11, 2004 at Hershey (OT goal)
Seamus Kotyk, Milwaukee – Apr. 17, 2005 at San Antonio
Drew MacIntyre, Manitoba – Feb. 20, 2008 at Chicago (OT goal)
Chris Holt, Binghamton – Mar. 19, 2010 vs. Rochester
Reto Berra, Lake Erie – Jan. 16, 2015 at Chicago
Jonas Gustavsson, Bakersfield – Mar. 24, 2017 vs. San Diego