[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by AC

They changed that rule years ago.

"Continuation of the play", allowing the ref to determine if a whistle was blown prematurely if the shot is made for a goal and the whistle didn't have time to impact the play (IE: players stop moving or digging for a puck).
https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nh...194357511.html

Hanifin scored a goal this season that applied:
https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article...s-was-allowed/

I would bet a small fortune if that had been at the other end of the ice on Vegas that would be no goal. No doubt about it.