Emergency backup goalie Thomas Hodges enters game in Anaheim Ducks' loss to Dallas Stars

An emergency replacement goalie got into Friday night's Stars-Ducks game.

DALLAS — Jason Robertson scored on a power play against an emergency replacement goalie midway through the third period and the Dallas Stars beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 on Friday night in the regular-season finale for both teams.

Defensemen Thomas Harley and Joel Hanley scored second-period goals for Dallas, and Vladislav Namestikov scored into an empty net with a minute left. “That's probably about as nervous as I've ever been,” he said. “It's something I'm going to remember for the rest of my life. I'm so thankful for the opportunity..”The 28-year-old Hodges, born in England, could have given up the sport after losing the sight in his left eye after being hit by a puck at age 12. Instead, as an adult, “I got with a goalie coach, who happened to be the Allen Americans' goalie coach.

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