With the Blues and Oilers tied at one apiece, Max Lapierre made a solid individual effort to steal the puck before coming out from behind the goal line and getting it past goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov.
Or did he?
A look from the net cam gives the impression that the puck found its way through the net.
Lapierre scores on Bryzgalov – 1/7/14
Further review – and different angles – show more clearly that the puck squeezed between Bryz and the post. The net cam view creates the illusion of the puck coming through because of the shadows/darkness of the goalpost.
Check out the movement along the post/net above. You can clearly see the puck moving past the post legally.
Here’s the full play:
The legitimacy of the goal was hotly debated:
From Denial…
Lapierre goal went in under side of the net. It counts, but checked video thanks to multiple tweets from Oilers fans, and shouldn't count.
— Mark Spector (@SportsnetSpec) January 8, 2014
Never mind delay of game (puck over glass),
Lapierre goal was case of puck under net. Video replay suggests shud not count. #oilers— John MacKinnon (@rjmackinnon) January 8, 2014
Big issue in Edmonton. Lapierre goal did not enter net in legal fashion. Video review did not catch it.
— John Shannon (@JSportsnet) January 8, 2014
Sorry, boys, check out the loop above. Besides:
Refs now checking net where Lapierre goal went in…#abittoolate
— Jason Gregor (@JasonGregor) January 8, 2014
They found nothing.
…to Acceptance
https://twitter.com/Robin_Brownlee/status/420768758240538625
Saw another angle of Lapierre goal… looks good. First angle played tricks with many eyes, mine included. #timetoseeEyedoctor
— Jason Gregor (@JasonGregor) January 8, 2014
stand corrected on lapierre goal. camera angle saw first looked like it went in side, but now looks like Bryz just didn't get it.#Oilers
— Jim Matheson (@NHLbyMatty) January 8, 2014
A crazy goal, but a good one. A legal one.
Heck, it was a crazy game all around in Edmonton. Did you see the penalties they didn’t call?
