WATCH: Horrible missed call by officials in the Battle of Alberta series!
In what turn out to be the most exciting series of the playoffs, with game 1 finishing with an incredible high scoring 9-6, it like every other series, had its share of poor officiating.
On Matthew Tkachuk's 2nd goal, you can see the Oilers player shooting the puck out of the zone, which was deemed that it ''rebounds off a defending player'' back into the zone, which allowed it to be on-side, looks to us like it was clearly tipped by the Flames player back into the zone, which should have meant offside, no goal.
It just won't stop pic.twitter.com/QSXzv8PJbl� Spittin' Chiclets (@spittinchiclets) May 19, 2022
The Oilers argued the call, but were not allowed to challenge.
According to Scouting the Refs Twitter, here is the explanation for why this was allowed to be a goal:
"When a defending player propels the puck out of his defending zone and the puck clearly rebounds off a defending player in the neutral zone back into the defending zone, all attacking players are eligible to play the puck."
Tkachuk was not offside. 83.2: "When a defending player propels the puck out of his defending zone and the puck clearly rebounds off a defending player in the neutral zone back into the defending zone, all attacking players are eligible to play the puck." #EDMvsCGY� Scouting The Refs (@ScoutingTheRefs) May 19, 2022
What makes this play a little funny though is Matthew Tkachuk and Evander Kane were in the penalty box for serving matching minors, and because of another penalty by the Flames, they chose Tkachuk to leave the penalty box first, who scored this goal while Kane was watching from the penalty box still.
Explanation on Tkachuk leaving penalty box before Kylington: Flames can declare when penalties are assessed who will leave box first. They chose Tkachuk.� Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) May 19, 2022
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