‘Embarrassing’ major-penalty call leads to four-goal third-period outburst for San Jose.
The Golden Knights’ Brayden McNabb can’t bear to watch the Sharks celebrate their improbable Game 7 win. By Matt Bonesteel Matt Bonesteel Reporter for the Early Lead Email Bio Follow April 24 at 11:25 AM At one point in their first-round NHL playoff series against the San Jose Sharks, the Vegas Golden Knights held a three-games-to-one lead.
As the Sharks’ players and trainers helped Pavelski, referees Eric Furlatt or Dan O’Halloran decided that Eakin’s cross-check was indeed worthy of a penalty, and a five-minute major plus a game misconduct to boot. So down 3-0 with a little more than 10 minutes remaining in their season, San Jose embarked on a five-minute power play that turned out to be ludicrously fruitful: The Sharks would score four goals in four minutes, taking a 4-3 lead.
Via a pool reporter, the NHL issued a statement from series officiating supervisor Don Van Massenhoven: “The referees called a cross-checking penalty for an infraction that caused a significant injury. In their judgment, the infraction and its result merited a major penalty.”
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