Challenge Initiated By: Ottawa
Type of Challenge: Goaltender Interference
Result: Call on the ice is overturned – No goal New Jersey
Explanation: The play on the ice was challenged under Rule 38 – Coach’s Challenge. Rule 38.1 states, “In all Coach’s Challenge situations, the original call on the ice will be overturned if, and only if, a conclusive and irrefutable determination can be made on the basis of video evidence that the original call on the ice was clearly not correct. If a review is not conclusive and/or there is any doubt whatsoever as to whether the call on the ice was correct, the original call on the ice will be confirmed.”
Video review determined that New Jersey’s Cody Glass interfered with Linus Ullmark by pushing his pad, which caused the covered puck to become loose prior to Jesper Boqvist’s goal. The decision was made in accordance with Rule 69.3, which states in part, “If an attacking player initiates contact with a goalkeeper, incidental or otherwise, while the goalkeeper is in his goal crease, and a goal is scored, the goal will be disallowed.”
