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Goalie goals never get old. Just ask Tristan Jarry, as he scored the first one in Pittsburgh Penguins history on Thursday, five years after scoring the first-ever goalie goal for the team’s AHL affiliate.
With just over a minute remaining in the third period, Jarry corralled the puck in front of his own net and used a wicked release to send it the length of the ice and into the Tampa Bay Lightning's empty cage. Any goalie goal is an impressive feat, but hand Jarry a few bonus points for firing his attempt fairly close to his own net without too much time or space to get the shot off.
The 28-year-old called it the perfect situation to make that attempt, noting that he could release the puck right away. Jarry told reporters after the victory that he had a good idea it had a chance to be a goal.
Jarry’s goal helped the Penguins cement a 4-2 win. In the process, the Penguins (11-10-1, 23 points) gained ground on the Lightning (10-9-5, 25 points) in what is currently a crowded wild-card race.
The goalie goal was the cherry on top of a strong performance for Jarry, who made 39 out of 41 saves to improve his record to 8-8-1 this season.
Not Jarry’s first goalie goal for Penguins organization
Again, this wasn’t the first time Jarry scored a goalie goal as a member of the Penguins organization. In 2018, Jarry was the first backstop in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins history to score such a tally.
Between the regular season and playoffs, there have now been 17 goalie goals at the NHL level, according to Sportsnet Stats.
This marks the second goalie goal of this calendar year, as Boston Bruins netminder Linus Ullmark pulled one off on Feb. 25.
Ron Hextall (two) and Martin Brodeur (three) are the only goalies credited with multiple goals during their careers, but Jarry’s young enough to try to join that list.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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