The Chicago Blackhawks thought they’d scored a goal against the Ottawa Senators, whose goalie was pulled for an extra attacker on a delayed penalty. 

Chicago defenseman Sam Rinzel was whistled for tripping Ottawa’s Drake Batherson. The Sens maintained possession during the delayed call and goaltender Linus Ullmark headed off the ice for an extra attacker. A pass at the point from Thomas Chabot deflected off the stick of Colton Dach, sliding down the ice and into the vacated net. 

 


 

Referee Tom Chmielewski immediately waved off the goal.  Why? Rule 78.5.

(xi) During the delayed calling of a penalty, the offending team cannot score unless the non-offending team shoots the puck into their own net.

This shall mean that a deflection off an offending player or any physical action by an offending player that may cause the puck to enter the non-offending team’s goal, shall not be considered a legal goal. Play shall be stopped before the puck enters the net (whenever possible) and the signaled penalty assessed to the offending team.

Sure, Chimo could’ve blown the play dead before the goal, but the outcome would’ve been the same: no goal.

 

The Hawks did eventually get an empty-netter to put them up by four. That one, by Frank Nazar, would count.

The Chicago Blackhawks went on to defeat the Ottawa Senators 7-3.  Officials for the game were referees Jordan Samuels-Thomas (#37) and Tom Chmielewski (#18) with Libor Suchanek (#60) and Travis Gawryletz (#67) on lines.