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Originally Posted by Mike F
https://www.nhl.com/flames/video/fla...698/c-56861103
Go to 1:00 of that clip. It'd obvious that it's the contact from Tkachuk into the back of Hendricks that causes him to contact Hellybuck in the crease, and that contact causes Hellybuck to move to his left.
As for "He would not have been able to get back into position", (a) that's not part of the rule, and (b) Hellybuck just misses the rebound, so your assertion is nowhere near definitive.
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I stand by my statements.
Tkachuk did not 'push the defender into the goalie'. It was two players battling and the defenseman bumped the goalie.
And I'll say it again: if there were no contact, Hellebuyck still would not have been able to make the same. Therefore his ability to make the save was not interfered with.
Also, AC's example was a far more egregious 'push'
Defensemen bump into goalies all the time, if that isn't a goal, then there should be a LOT of goals waved off.