An overtime goal for the Colorado Avalanche by Canadian player Nazeem Kadri, led the Avalanche to top the Tampa Bay Lighting 3-2. The Avalanche lead 3-1 in the series, after wins in Game 1, 2 and 4.
The Avalanche, after facing a 2-1 lead from the Lightning, rallied to make a comeback and score two goals. Star players Nathan MacKinnon, with one goal and two blocks, and goaltender Darcy Kuemper helped the Avalanche win. The Avalanche tied it, which took the game into overtime. In overtime, the Avalanche dominated, with many shots on goal. Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy was able to stop the shots, but it was Kadri was saved the day by putting the puck in the net.
Kadri was injured in Game 3 of the Conference Finals and had to undergo thumb surgery. He was not able to play until Game 4 of the Finals when he scored his spectacular overtime goal.
In his overtime goal, Kadri received a pass from teammate Artturi Lehkonen, then zigzagged through the Lightning’s defense, sliding the puck past Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy. The puck got stuck in the upper netting of the goal. At first, the players, officials, and fans, were confused about where the puck was. Soon after the moment of confusion and silence, the puck was spotted in the netting. The Avalanche players celebrated the victory while the Tampa Bay Lightning skated off the rink, their hopes of winning the Stanely Cup diminished.
Yet, there is controversy around the goal. When Kadri scored the game winning overtime goal, the Avalanche had too many players on the ice. Kadri jumped on the ice before the person he was replacing, Nathan McKinnon, got to the bench.
Jon Cooper, the Lightning’s head coach, thinks the game-winning overtime goal shouldn’t have counted because Colorado had too many men on the ice. This is slightly ironic, because last year his team also scored a goal with too many men on the ice in the semifinals, and Cooper did not say a word.
Kadri disagrees, and said in an interview, “I’m not sure what he’s thinking, why it shouldn’t have counted. I mean, that kinda confuses me a little bit, . . . the puck hit the back of the net. End of story.”
All four of the NHL officials agreed that Colorado did not have too many men on the ice. The officials did not think a video review was necessary.
Sources:
‘It’s going to get ugly’: Kadri’s OT winner in Game 4 clouded by controversy (sportsnet.ca)
After Disputed Goal, Avalanche on the Cusp of a Stanley Cup Win – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
The Avalanche, after facing a 2-1 lead from the Lightning, rallied to make a comeback and score two goals. Star players Nathan MacKinnon, with one goal and two blocks, and goaltender Darcy Kuemper helped the Avalanche win. The Avalanche tied it, which took the game into overtime. In overtime, the Avalanche dominated, with many shots on goal. Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy was able to stop the shots, but it was Kadri was saved the day by putting the puck in the net.
Kadri was injured in Game 3 of the Conference Finals and had to undergo thumb surgery. He was not able to play until Game 4 of the Finals when he scored his spectacular overtime goal.
In his overtime goal, Kadri received a pass from teammate Artturi Lehkonen, then zigzagged through the Lightning’s defense, sliding the puck past Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy. The puck got stuck in the upper netting of the goal. At first, the players, officials, and fans, were confused about where the puck was. Soon after the moment of confusion and silence, the puck was spotted in the netting. The Avalanche players celebrated the victory while the Tampa Bay Lightning skated off the rink, their hopes of winning the Stanely Cup diminished.
Yet, there is controversy around the goal. When Kadri scored the game winning overtime goal, the Avalanche had too many players on the ice. Kadri jumped on the ice before the person he was replacing, Nathan McKinnon, got to the bench.
Jon Cooper, the Lightning’s head coach, thinks the game-winning overtime goal shouldn’t have counted because Colorado had too many men on the ice. This is slightly ironic, because last year his team also scored a goal with too many men on the ice in the semifinals, and Cooper did not say a word.
Kadri disagrees, and said in an interview, “I’m not sure what he’s thinking, why it shouldn’t have counted. I mean, that kinda confuses me a little bit, . . . the puck hit the back of the net. End of story.”
All four of the NHL officials agreed that Colorado did not have too many men on the ice. The officials did not think a video review was necessary.
Sources:
‘It’s going to get ugly’: Kadri’s OT winner in Game 4 clouded by controversy (sportsnet.ca)
After Disputed Goal, Avalanche on the Cusp of a Stanley Cup Win – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
