Islanders farmhand Bernier scores with blocked shot

Delivering new meaning to a plethora of hackneyed hockey phrases, Steve Bernier was rewarded for ancillary work in a minor-league contest Wednesday, scoring a goal off his shin pad.

From his own end.

Yep, Bernier went down to block a shot in the dying moments of the game, and the blast rebounded of his padding with such force that the puck hit the back of the empty net before the defenseman could chase it down at the other end, sealing a win for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.