Who is the toughest goalie in the NHL?

Ron Hextall is one of the toughest overachieving goalies of all time and is the third-generation Hextall to play in the NHL.

Ronald Jeffrey Hextall is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and executive.

He is the current general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League.

Hextall played 13 seasons for the Philadelphia Flyers, Quebec Nordiques, and New York Islanders.

He became the first NHL goaltender to score a goal by shooting the puck into the opponent’s empty net, against the Boston Bruins in the 1987–88 season.

The following season, Hextall became the first goaltender to score in the playoffs, by shooting the puck into the Washington Capitals’ empty net.

His mobile style of play, in which he provided support to his defencemen by coming out of the goal area to play the puck was revolutionary, and inspired future generations of goaltenders, such as Martin Brodeur.

He was also known for being one of the NHL’s most aggressive goaltenders: he was suspended for six or more games on three occasions, had more than 100 penalty minutes in each of his first three seasons, and set new records for the number of penalty minutes recorded by a goaltender in the NHL.