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« Last post by pg1067 on Today at 12:27:19 PM »
I was just going for a joke, but...
I never once saw the puck cross the goal line and never saw anyone cover the puck with his hand. The initial shot squeaked through Talbot's legs and was headed toward the goal line until it was legally knocked away with a stick. The puck remained in view for another second or so, until it disappeared under someone who was already in the crease.
Rule 63.6 states as follows: "No defending player, except the goalkeeper, will be permitted to fall on the puck, hold the puck, pick up the puck, or gather the puck into the body or hands when the puck is within the goal crease."
Rule 67.4 states as follows: "If a defending player, except a goalkeeper, while play is in progress, falls on the puck, holds the puck, picks up the puck, or gathers the puck into his body or hands from the ice in the goal crease area, the play shall be stopped immediately and a penalty shot shall be awarded to the non-offending team."
As it was explained on the Kings broadcast, the only reviewable aspect of the play was whether the puck crossed the goal line. Whether any of the highlighted things happened is apparently not reviewable, and obviously, the ref who had climbed on top of the net didn't see any of those things occur. The other thing they mentioned is that, if a player is lying in the crease and the puck gets legally knocked underneath that player, that's not a penalty.
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