At 5:18 of the third period in the Rangers/Predators game, New York requested a Coach’s Challenge to review whether a Nashville player interfered with New York goaltender Henrik Lundqvist prior to Filip Forsberg’s goal.
After reviewing all available replays and consulting with NHL Hockey Operations staff, the Referee determined that Nashville’s Craig Smith interfered with Lundqvist before the puck crossed the goal line. According to Rule 78.7, “The standard for overturning the call in the event of a ‘GOAL’ call on the ice is that the Referee, after reviewing any and all available replays and consulting with the Toronto Video Room, determines that the goal should have been disallowed due to ‘Interference on the Goalkeeper,’ as described in Rules 69.1 and 69.3.”
Therefore the original call is overturned – no goal Nashville Predators.
Since the Coach’s Challenge resulted in the original call being overturned, the New York Rangers retain their time-out.