Nearly all of sports activities video games we watch don’t present something that leaves a long-lasting impression. However from time to time, you see one thing so distinctive that within the second, you recognize you’ll always remember it.

On Saturday, we acquired a kind of moments.

With lower than a minute to go within the third interval of a recreation towards the Vancouver Canucks, Boston Bruins goalie Linus Ullmark scored a aim.

The Canucks tipped a puck into the attacking zone that trickled to Ullmark’s proper. As an alternative of ready for certainly one of his defenseman to clear it, Ullmark acquired out from between his pipes, managed the puck, and launched it almost 200 feat into an empty web to provide the guests a 3-1 lead and put the sport on ice (pun meant).

Regardless that he was sporting a masks, Ullmark’s pleasure after engaging in the uncommon feat was undeniably seen, and his teammates erupted in celebration after their netminder scored.

🚨 GOALIE GOAL 🚨

The Bruins’ Linus Ullmark scores from LONG RANGE. 😱

(🎥: @NHLBruins)pic.twitter.com/30UR5tzGTc

— theScore (@theScore) February 26, 2023

“I’m ecstatic inside, I’m attempting to calm it down now to do that,” Ullmark, who’s the favourite to win the Vezina Trophy because the league’s greatest goalie, mentioned in a post-game press convention. “I can’t actually, it’s arduous to explain what I’m feeling proper now. I’ve to type of digest all of it. I’m simply so bloody pleased.”

Ullmark additional added that this was one thing he’s had on his thoughts for a very long time.

“It’s one of many goals I’ve all the time had that I needed to attain a aim and, you recognize, I had the chance,” Ullmark mentioned.

He additionally stopped 26 of 27 photographs on the night time, so he may additionally take some pleasure in his stellar efficiency

Ullmark grew to become solely the eight NHL goalie to attain a aim in a recreation, and the primary within the 99-year NHL historical past of the Bruins. 

13 totally different goalies have been credited with 16 targets, however Ullmark’s was simply the ninth to be attributed to a goalie after taking a direct shot. The remaining seven got here from cases the place a goalie could be the final to the touch the puck for his personal staff, however then his opponents would rating an personal aim with the online emptied. There are examples of this on this video.

The Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne was the final goalie to take action on January 9, 2020, and his was on a direct shot as effectively.

In a method, this occasion is a testomony on how historic the 2022-23 marketing campaign has been for the Bruins. They presently boast a 45-8-5 file with 95 factors and are the percentages on favourite to win the Stanley Cup. They’re on tempo to break league data for factors earned in a season, in addition to most wins.

However will this success proceed within the Stanley Cup playoffs? We’ll discover out quickly.

For now, the Bruins and head coach Jim Montgomery will relish a second that they could by no means see once more.

“I am actually pleased for him,” Montgomery mentioned. “He nearly had one earlier within the yr and on the Winter Traditional … [Jeremy] Swayman thought of it one recreation. It is good to have gifted goaltenders.”