NHL Refs Missed An Obvious Shootout Goal In A Game With Major Playoff Implications Before The League Intervened

NHL Refs Missed An Obvious Shootout Goal In A Game With Major Playoff Implications Before The League Intervened

NHL ref Francis Charron The Canadiens had the chance to punch their ticket to the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a win against the Blackhawks on Monday night. Chicago ultimately prevailed in the shootout, but the NHL avoided what had the potential to be a major controversy after two refs somehow failed to notice a player had scored. As of Monday morning, there were two NHL teams in the Eastern Conference in the hunt for the only remaining wild card s…

Shootout in Montreal ends in controversy with serious playoff implications.

Fans of the Montreal Canadiens are fuming and fans of the Columbus Blue Jackets are breathing a collective sigh of relief after a highly controversial ending to Monday night's game between the Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks.60 minutes of regulation play was not enough to determine a winner and, despite some good chances for both teams in overtime, the game would eventually go to a shootout which is where the controversy would take place.It was…

Blue Jackets Remain Alive In Playoff Race As Blackhawks Defeat Canadiens In Shootout

Still in it. The Columbus Blue Jackets are still alive in the race for a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs as the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 in a shootout on Monday night.   After Montreal scored two first period goals to go up 2-0, the Blackhawks scored three unanswered and had a 3-2 lead with less than three minutes left in regulation before the Canadiens tied the game on a Juraj Slafkovsky power play goal with 2:57 l…