Original: History Billy Smith , in the 1979 -- 80 season , was the first goaltender to be credited with a goal ; he was the last player to touch the puck before an opposing player put the puck into his own empty net .
Simplified: The most recent to do so was Chris Mason in 2006 , who was credited with a goal after he was the last player to touch the puck before his opponents put the puck into their own net .