I'm agreeing with getbak, why shouldn't that goal count? He didn't bunt the puck with only a shaft or pick up a stick blade to score. It was Abdelkader's trying to make a scoring play and in the process of that his stick happened to break. I know if you slow down the video then by the strict definition of the rule it is a penalty, however at game speed things happen too fast and it should be allowed.
Think about the scenario where a player tried to one time a shot close to the net but in the process of shooting their stick breaks. If you slow down the replay you would see the stick break before shooting the puck. Should this be a penalty and if the puck happened to dribble in should the goal be disallowed? No, the player was trying to make a hockey play and their stick happened to break.
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