@ManitobaKaren@wdnot40@canuk681@NHLJets I can only speculate, mainly because I don't care that much and haven't looked into it that much after the fact. But it was more the attempt to play the puck?
He obviously redirected the puck in but didn't have full control?
But it is a weird one, and you bring up a great point.
@Joshuadevine13@wdnot40@canuk681@NHLJets But the justification for allowing the goal was that he propelled the puck into the net (I.e. controlled play). If that’s the case the goal should be awarded to the last player who played it and no assists awarded. If Hellebuyck didn’t play the puck then it should be disallowed
@CJH2552@SolidSemtex@NHLJets Idk I'm not a ref, maybe ask the ref who made the call?
His explanation from my understanding was that the puck was played by hellebuyck, therefore it's not a kick in