Right place, wrong time.
Referee Jon McIsaac was in a great spot to watch the play at the net. Unfortunately, he became part of it.
Minnesota Wind forward Joel Eriksson Ek fired a shot that was stopped by Maple Leafs goaltender Jack Campbell. The Toronto netminder kicked the rebound out to his stick side — right into McIsaac. The puck dropped to the ice. Foligno collected it and sent it top shelf for his tenth goal of the season.
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Remember, the officials are in play. From Rule 85:
Play shall not be stopped if the puck touches an official anywhere on the rink, regardless of whether a team is short-handed or not.
A puck that deflects back into the defending zone off an official who is in the neutral zone, will be deemed to be off-side as per Rule 83 – Off-side.
The puck striking or deflecting off an official does not automatically nullify a potential icing.
If a goal is scored as a result of being deflected directly into the net off an official, the goal shall not be allowed.
You just can’t score directly off an official.
