NHL goalie inexplicably puts lead goal in own net

Charlie Lindgren gave the Tampa Bay Lightning the biggest acquisition immoderate squad could inquire for connected Wednesday night.

Lindgren was the netminder for the Washington Capitals successful Florida connected Thanksgiving Eve with the crippled tied astatine 3 successful the 3rd period.

Well, due to the fact that of him, that was nary longer the case.

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Goalie Charlie Lindgren of the Washington Capitals reacts aft scoring connected his ain nett during the crippled against the Tampa Bay Lightning astatine Amalie Arena connected Nov. 27, 2024, successful Tampa, Fla. (Mark LoMoglio/NHLI via Getty Images)

As a puck trickled into the Washington portion connected the antiaircraft side, Lindgren came retired of the crease to play it. Lindgren was aiming to walk it to a teammate, but the nett got successful his way.

Instead of a pass, Lindgren backhanded the puck straight into his ain net, giving the Lightning a 4-3 lead.

Thankfully for the Caps, the mind-boggling extremity didn’t crush them excessively overmuch arsenic they coiled up winning the crippled anyway.

Goalie Charlie Lindgren of the Washington Capitals is consoled by teammate Andrew Mangiapane (88) aft scoring connected his ain net. (Mark LoMoglio/NHLI via Getty Images)

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Roughly 3 minutes aft the error, John Carlson tied the crippled with his 3rd extremity of the season. Then, with astir 5 minutes near successful regulation, the Caps went connected the powerfulness play, and Tom Wilson scored what coiled up being the game-winning goal. 

Lindgren came into the contention with a 2.64 GAA. Unfortunately for him, that fig went up with his ain work.

Lindgren led the NHL successful shutouts past twelvemonth with six, finishing successful eighth spot successful the Vezina voting successful what was a vocation year.

Goaltender Charlie Lindgren of the Washington Capitals stretches connected the crystal anterior to the crippled against the Florida Panthers astatine Amerant Bank Arena connected Nov. 25, 2024, successful Sunrise, Fla. (Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images)

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He rapidly recovered his groove aft becoming a full-time starter, but the own-goal was surely 1 he’d similar to person back.

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