Re: Columbus no-goal — I’d have to see the replay again but (i) I didn’t think the whistle blew first as it seemed to come after players were already in the net (including the puck based on the overhead replay), and (ii) the only thing that prevented the puck from going in initially was the defenceman putting his hand on the puck while it was in the crease. Which is a goal IIRC.
The puck eventually crossed the goal line but if you use the Hanifin reasoning, I don’t think it was due to a Flames player swatting at it, it was the momentum of the goalie/defender unable to keep it from trickling in.
Both times should have been goals IMO based on this “continuous play” rule.
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