In tonight’s shootout between the Tampa Bay Lightning and
Florida Panthers, Lightning forward Dominic Moore scored the game winner, but
should it have been the winner at all is the question?
During the shootout it appeared that the attempt by Moore
was stopped by the right pad of Tomas Vokoun with the puck going backwards(1:12
of the video) and then being put home by Moore.
The question is whether or not that was a double touching by Moore which
would be illegal and thus make the goal invalid.
From Rule
24.2:
"No goal can be scored on a rebound of
any kind (an exception being the puck off the goal post or crossbar, then the
goalkeeper and then directly into the goal), and any time the puck crosses the
goal line or comes to a complete stop, the shot shall be considered
complete."
After a review the NHL War Room decided that
because the puck never left the stick of Moore it did not constitute a double
touch, so the goal was allowed to stand.
I do not buy that rationale from the league
as I see a clear save on the play that if not redirected by Moore’s stick heads
off towards the boards and not into the net, thus making it a rebound on the
play. Luckily for me I am not Dean
Lombardi so there will be no 50K fine coming my way for disagreeing with the
league.
What do you think?
