Controversial Call From the NHL Video Review Team Screws the Maple Leafs
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Ryan Hartman's controversial first goal of the game sinks the Maple Leafs after a lengthy video review.
The 6-5-1 Toronto Maple Leafs desperately need a win tonight, having lost yet again to Craig Berube's former St. Louis Blues last night, marking their second defeat against them this season. Currently, the Leafs are down 1-0 to the Minnesota Wild, and the opening goal scored is highly questionable, as it was clearly kicked in.
As noted by TicTacTOmar on X:
You can clearly see Ryan Hartman winding up his foot in a kicking motion while in the crease of goalie
Anthony Stolarz. Unfortunately the goal stood.
From a separate angle, Hartman can be seen kicking
John Tavares' stick, which propels the puck into the net, but it's very clear that it's Tavares' stick puts the puck in, rather than the foot of Hartman.
The argument here from the Leafs' side of things was that Hartman's kicking motion is what forced Tavares to put the puck into the net. There's a lot of gray area here with this call, but if the root of it all was a kicking motion, the goal should have been disallowed, as Hartman did not kick the puck onto his own stick before it went in, and the puck does not go in without Hartman kicking Tavares' stick.
Fortunately for the Maple Leafs, it's still early and they were able to tie the game before the end of the period.
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NOVEMBRE 3 | 1800 ANSWERS Controversial Call From the NHL Video Review Team Screws the Maple Leafs Should Ryan Hartman's opening goal against the Maple Leafs have counted? |
Yes, there was no distinct kicking motion | 403 | 22.4 % |
No, he obviously kicked it in | 987 | 54.8 % |
This is a tough one to determine | 410 | 22.8 % |
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