Matt Rempe gets called for questionable interference penalty

The Washington Capitals are fighting for their lives tonight as they try to avoid going down 3-0 to the New York Rangers. Early in the game, the team got a break when Rangers forward Matt Rempe was given an interference penalty.

The hit was on Capitals defenseman Trevor Van Riemsdyk. It seemed like it was more or less a clean hit and it came just after Van Riemsdyk passed the puck. However, the referees clearly felt that it was late as they were quick to assess him with a minor penalty.





NHL reporter Shayna Goldman was quick to post clips of the play on X from multiple angles. Most fans seemed to agree that this was a clean hit.






One Rangers fan did note that it could technically be called a penalty, but added that the refs might be picking on Rempe in particular. After all, the Rangers rookie has made a name for himself as playing a hard physical game, and he's already been ejected twice for illegal hits, included one that earned him a four-game suspension.



Be sure to stay tuned to see how Rempe and the Rangers will respond. They currently hold a 2-1 lead over the Capitals in game three as the game is in first intermission.