Empty net goal

An empty net goal, or colloquially an empty netter (abbreviated as EN or ENG), occurs in ice hockey when a team scores a goal into a net with no goaltender (goalie) present. The Dallas Stars currently hold the NHL record for most empty net goals in a season.

Empty net goals usually occur in one of two different occasions:

Empty net goals are charged to the goaltender that was previously in net as empty net goals against (abbreviated as EN, ENG or ENA). Empty net goals do not count against a goaltender's goals against average or their save percentage, but rather are tracked separately.

An empty net goal can occur in soccer in a situation where a team is losing by a goal late in a game in which goal difference is not a relevant factor, such as in a knockout cup competition. Often in these situations the goalkeeper of the team that is losing will go into the attacking area if his team has a set play, such as a corner kick. 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 and Ryan McCann scoring for Queen of the South against Dundee in the Scottish Cup.

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