I think the offside is pretty obvious. He had possession as he backed across the line. He gave up possession to pass it. When he released the puck, it hadn't fully crossed the blueline, so he immediately became offside.
If he had have continued backing into the zone with possession until the puck fully entered the zone, then passed, its a good goal.
I could be wrong, but i believe the analysts trying to say it had to do with him not touching the puck briefly while having control are mistaken.
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