Fans at TD Garden in Boston were hurling paraphernalia onto the ice. Bruins president Cam Neely threw his water bottle across his suite in a rage. NHL on-ice officials blew another call that could alter the course of a playoff series.
Especially this postseason, the embarrassing gaffes in officiating are nothing new for the NHL. And this time, a blown call could cost a team all the marbles.
That team is the Boston Bruins, who were the victims of an egregious non-call in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday. Bruins forward Noel Acciari was upended from behind by St.