[theinfinitejar]

Originally Posted by Major Major

Yup, don't know what all you oiler fans are talking about, contact outside of the crease, incidental, that's a goal every time. That might have been offside, but they probably wouldn't have overturned. Would need a closer look.

Anyhow, mcdavid is the fourth best player in this series at best. Not good enough.

This is correct.

Straight from the source:

Originally Posted by Rulebook 78 (b)

If an attacking player initiates any contact, other than incidental contact, with the goalkeeper, while the goalkeeper is outside of his goal crease, and a goal is scored, the goal will be disallowed.

Emphasis mine.