1988-89: Goaltender Ron Hextall of the Philadelphia Flyers goes for the puck during a game, circa 1988-1989. Hextall made history today scoring a playoff goal, a first for a goalie. Allsport/Allsport, via Getty Images

Box Score 4/11: An important date in goalie history

By YB Staff | Last updated 4/11/17

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Good morning and welcome to the YB Box Score, what we're reading to while growing out our playoff beard.

Happy birthday to Alexandre Burrows, Mark Teixeira, Kara McGaw and Bret Saberhagen. On this date in 1989 Ron Hextall of the Philadelphia Flyers scored the first playoff goal by a goalie in league history.

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