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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle
I didn't see and skates collide, I just saw Wickenhiser fall down, likely cause she was gassed and was trying to keep going. Terrible call in our favour, terrible officiating in the OT, but glad we took advantage, US shouldn't have let us be in that spot in the first place, no one to blame but themselves.
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There is one replay angle that clearly shows the two players' skates clip each other, and it's just enough to set them off stride. It was incidental contact for sure, but it was still a trip. The cross-check call still puzzles me, but it was a penalty. The most shocking thing about the play is that it wasn't called a penalty shot, but a power-play worked out just fine.
The slashing call was a cop out, even-up call...but to the referee's credit she had warned the US about chopping at the goaltender. She kept that in her back pocket until she needed it.