COLUMBUS, Ohio – The NHL said human error, specifically the actions of an overly lush ice training official at Nationwide Arena, led to a controversial goal and the bizarre chain of events that happened at the Blue Jackets’ 6-5 defeats against Carolina on Sunday.
At the end of the second period, the Blue Jackets challenged a goal from Hurricane striker Vincent Trocheck, believing the play was offside. After a quick review, the goal was left straight and the Jackets ended up with the penalty kick because the challenge was unsuccessful.
If you think the call was weird: the replays showed Trocheck clearly in the area before the puck, seconds before scoring the goal, get ready to explain how it all unfolded.
It turns out that the league never confirmed the sentence of the “good goal”. They were still in the process of reviewing the play when the wrong information was passed on to the NHL referee …