There been 10 goaltenders who have scored goals. They are Billy Smith with the New York Islanders, Ron Hextall with Philadelphia Flyers, he has scored 2 goals with the same team, Chris Osgood with the Detroit Red Wings, Martin Brodeur with the New Jersey Devils, he has 3 goals with the same team, Damian Rhodes with the Ottawa Senators, José Théodore with the Montreal Canadiens, Evgeni Nabokov with the San Jose Sharks, Mika Noronen with the Buffalo Sabres, Chris Mason with the Nashville Predators, and Cam Ward with the Carolina Hurricanes.
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Yes, there have been a few, but Ron Hextall of the Philadelphia Flyers is credited for being the first to intentionally shoot the puck at the net. The others were scored in empty net situations when the goaltender was trying to clear the puck. He also did it twice!
An NHL team is allowed to have 3 goalies on a team. A team is only allowed to have to dressed goalies to start a game.
That's a tough question to answer because just the other day ago Thomas Vanek of the Buffalo Sabres scored 4 goals in a win over Ottawa 5-2.
Generally there is only one goaltender per team per game, but the coach at his discretion can pull his goaltender and put the back up in.