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.