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Ducks-Oilers NHL playoff game ends in wild goal controversy: 'Worst call'

New York Post·Justin Terranova·about 1 month ago
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Did it cross the line? We may never know — but what is certain is that the Oilers season is now on the brink. The Ducks’ Ryan Poehling scored 2:29 into overtime after his sharp-angle shot hit an Edmonton skate in front and reluctantly trickled under goalie Tristan Jarry for a 4-3 Anaheim victory. The refs officials made no call on the ice before huddling and ruling it a goal. An extensive video review revealed no reason to overturn the judgment on the ice that the puck had barely crossed the goal line underneath Jarry’s skate. The puck was partially blocked out on the overhead angle by the goaltender’s skate, making it impossible to tell if it had fully crossed the line. The puck is behind Oilers goalie Tristan Jarry and ruled a goal by officials. Getty Images Poehling celebrated immediately, even though he wasn’t totally sure the game was over. “I thought I saw some white (between the puck and the goal line) when I was behind the net,” Poehling said. “Then everyone was celebrating. Did it go in?…

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