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Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce
He was pushed from top of crease to goal line though. Not exactly into net, but maybe three feet. Without doubt, in my mind, it clearly violates the spirit of the law if not the letter of it.
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Sure but the refs had no grounds to overturn the call on the ice because he did not go into the net. Garbage goal, the whistle should have gone as I believe it was covered but once the goal was called on the ice the video evidence did not support an overturn based on the rules.
I don't think the goal line ref even saw the play, he was strictly looking at the back of the goalie and the goal line. One of the commentators said a goal was blown in another game where the ref was not behind the net like that so he thought maybe the refs were instructed to get in behind to better see the goal line.