Video: Nyquist, Kuznetsov exchange nice goals after disallowed tally
Oct 29, 2014, 8:53 PM EDT
The Detroit Red Wings have been a contender for ages. That means plenty of calls have gone for and against the franchise, prompting a huge and passionate fan base to hatch a few conspiracy theories here and there. When you throw in a long run of Tomas Holmstrom straddling the line between screening and interfering with goalies, those feelings only grow stronger.
Wednesday’s first period certainly won’t quiet such voices.
Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby seemed to lose his footing on his own before Drew Miller seemingly scored a 1-0 goal, yet the tally was disallowed and Luke Glendening was handed a tripping penalty during this exchange:
Woops.
The Red Wings weren’t pleased:
Fair or not, the second period just began 0-0. The controversy may only grow if this game remains low-scoring, especially if Washington ends up winning by one.
During an in-game interview with Pierre McGuire, Mike Babcock pleaded with the league to just get things right. That seems like a reasonable request …
Update: Gustav Nyquist‘s second effort helped the Red Wings get that 1-0 lead back, though:
It didn’t last long, however, as Evgeny Kuznetsov scored a nice one to make it 1-1.
Another update: The Capitals displayed some nice puck movement in what was eventually a Troy Brouwer goal:
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- 101starmymedic - Oct 29, 2014 at 8:40 PM
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WOW.
That guy should be fired immediately. Open your damn eyes.
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- mshantz22 - Oct 29, 2014 at 8:49 PM
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* Those GUYS. All 4 of them.
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- 7mantel - Oct 29, 2014 at 8:56 PM
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Wow is right ! Not fired but suspended , fired is a little extreme .
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- modown0 - Oct 29, 2014 at 8:43 PM
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If you watch the replay carefully, you can clearly Holmstrom interfering with Holtby.
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- 7mantel - Oct 29, 2014 at 8:53 PM
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What game are you watching ?
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- 7mantel - Oct 29, 2014 at 8:58 PM
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Sorry I got it . My bad
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- so1ar - Oct 29, 2014 at 9:42 PM
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LOL! you are forgiven 7mantel
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- modown0 - Oct 29, 2014 at 10:06 PM
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I’m glad the refs evened it out by calling goalie interference on the caps with 0.9 seconds left in the 3rd of a 2 goal game!
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- corpsman123 - Oct 29, 2014 at 8:55 PM
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That was literally the worst call I’ve ever seen. Bad enough the goal got called off but to get penalized for it is even worse.
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- so1ar - Oct 29, 2014 at 9:39 PM
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worst call in the history of sports. by far…
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- isphet71 - Oct 29, 2014 at 9:03 PM
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The officiating in this game is really, really making me upset. It’s honestly the first time in…. forever that I’ve been mad at the officiating in a game. 10 years, easy. Inexcusable.
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