COLUMBUS, Ohio – The NHL said human error – specifically the actions of an excessive off-ice officer-in-training at Nationwide Arena – led to a controversial goal and the bizarre series of events that followed in the Blue Jackets ‘6- 5 loss to Carolina on Sunday.
Late in the second period, the Blue Jackets contested a goal from Hurricanes forward Vincent Trocheck, believing the game was offside. After a quick review, the goal was allowed to stand, and the Jackets passed with the penalty kill because the challenge was unsuccessful.
If you thought the call was bizarre – repetitions clearly showed Trocheck in the zone before picking seconds before the goal was scored – support yourself for explaining how it all unfolded.
The league, it seems, has never upheld the verdict on ‘good cause’. They were still reviewing the play when the wrong information was passed to the NHL referee …