Not so sure it’s that egregious a call.
It looks very much like a pic play that’s set for using on the PP. Mantha cruising out of the corner untouched and unrushed and into the slot, ignoring interest in getting the puck for himself and timing it exactly for when the puck goes down from the point to the guy on the half boards, which coincidently cuts off the defender that would go over there?
Refs may well have been alerted by teams that the Wings or other teams have this play, it’s very subtle and looks like coincidental interference, when it’s really planned interference, which makes it tough to call.
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