Empty net goal

An empty net goal, abbreviated as EN or ENG and colloquially called an empty netter, occurs in several team sports when a team scores a goal into a net with no goaltender (goalie) present.

In an unusual case, goaltender Adam Wilcox, in his lone NHL appearance to date, did not concede a goal but was credited with the loss because of the aforementioned scenario.

In this case it is then possible for the defending team to score into the empty net if they are able to win possession of the ball.

Examples of this include Xabi Alonso scoring for Liverpool against Luton Town in the FA Cup,[2] Ryan McCann scoring for Queen of the South against Dundee in the Scottish Cup,[3] Son Heung-min scoring for South Korea against Germany at the 2018 FIFA World Cup[4] and Pity Martínez scoring the last goal of his team against Boca Juniors in the second leg of the 2018 Copa Libertadores Finals at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.

A loss of ball possession and the inability to quickly get a goalie back in time almost always results in an empty net goal.

Empty netter scored by the Alaska Aces against the Bakersfield Condors .
The Michigan Wolverines attempt an empty net goal against the Ferris State Bulldogs .
Simon Edvinsson scoring an empty net goal for the Grand Rapids Griffins