Seventeen seconds earlier than Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl received Recreation 2 for the Edmonton Oilers in time beyond regulation, Viktor Arvidsson tripped Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb headfirst into the tip boards. Play was stopped with McNabb injured, however no penalty was referred to as.
When play resumed, McDavid labored his magic with a lovely setup for Draisaitl, who scored to present Edmonton a 5-4 win. Within the aftermath of the loss, Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy referred to as out referee Gord Dwyer by title when requested in regards to the non-call.
“Pay attention, Gord’s it,” Cassidy mentioned. “He blew it. He blew the decision. I do not know what else to say. It is a can-opener journey. It is a harmful play. It is all these issues. It did not get referred to as, so that you gotta maintain enjoying.”
After getting back from a 4-2 deficit to pressure time beyond regulation, shedding instantly after that missed name is a tricky capsule to swallow for Vegas.
“It stings to lose that method,” Cassidy mentioned.
On the play, Arvidsson acquired his stick in between McNabb’s legs as they had been dashing towards the boards for a unfastened puck. Arvidsson additionally had his hand on McNabb’s again and appeared to increase his arm as McNabb was shedding his stability.
Golden Knights captain Mark Stone referred to as it a “soiled play.” Like Cassidy, Stone mentioned it was a blatant non-call, and now the Golden Knights may be with out certainly one of their stalwart defensemen transferring ahead.
“Fairly clear it is a penalty,” Stone mentioned. “His stick is between McNabb’s legs. He sends him headfirst into the boards. Fairly clear minimize penalty in my eyes, I believe in all people’s eyes, proper? That is hockey. You do not at all times get the decision. It is unlucky. Now we may be down one other d-man. We’ll see tomorrow.”
On high of rallying to tie the sport within the third interval, the Golden Knights additionally killed off a five-minute main penalty in time beyond regulation after Nicolas Roy cross-checked Oilers ahead Trent Frederic within the mouth.
Vegas appeared to get some momentum from that kill, however as a substitute Edmonton took benefit of a missed name and can head dwelling with a 2-0 collection lead.
