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Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent
The mangiapane goal was called correctly
There are kicks and there are deflections off the skates of guys going to the net
This was the latter
The puck struck mangis skate with enough force that 0% of its going into the net was due to a kicking motion
He may have angled it to go that way, but that's all he did
Remember, it's "distinct" kicking motion
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Yup, angling the skate blade on purpose to control the deflection is fine. It just seems like the league is really inconsistent with this. I've seen goals like that called back and it seems like they are getting more conservative with the rule lately. They called it right, but I was surprised they did.