Edmonton Oilers fans PISSED after Referee's cost them a win
Last night the LA Kings were hosting the Edmonton Oilers for game three of their best of seven series, and it finished as a 3-2 overtime win for the Kings.
As usual with playoff games though, it did not end without controversy.
In overtime when Trevor Moore scored the game winning goal, the play should have actually been called dead:
THE THOUSAND OAKS NATIVE DOES IT FOR LA pic.twitter.com/Ugm8GHm55i� x - LA Kings (@LAKings) April 22, 2023
On the play, Gabe Vilardi actually played the puck with a high stick and the referee's did not call the play. The puck eventually made it's way infront and buried in the back of the Oilers net:
Well, this is awkward. Looks like it hits Vilardi's stick, and hitting Ekholm's back on the way down is not sufficient to wave off a high-stick. (Situation Room made the final ruling on this play.) #EDMvsLAK pic.twitter.com/b02s9e5o4j� x - Scouting The Refs (@ScoutingTheRefs) April 22, 2023
Nhl on Tnt shows evidence it was touched by high stick. pic.twitter.com/Y9sDucj7jD� Trent (@Wizalters) April 22, 2023
Here is a detail description on what the NHL had to say on the play:
"They say they do not have an angle that conclusively proves the puck hit the stick high."@FriedgeHNIC explains the Kings' disputed OT-winning goal in Game 3. pic.twitter.com/mFKcPqxcM3� Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) April 22, 2023
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