Midway through the second period Tuesday night, the Colorado Avalanche were trailing the Dallas Stars 2-1 when Stars forward Radek Faksa score a goal while playing with what appeared to be a broken stick. Faksa grabbed a rebound and shoveled the puck past Philipp Grubauer just the shaft of his stick split in two. Avs coach Jared Bednar used his challenge to have the play reviewed and despite what looks like conclusive evidence that it was indeed scored with a broken stick, Faksa’s goal stood and the Avalanche were assessed a double minor for their second failed coach’s challenge.
Interpreting the rules: Should the Radek Faksa goal have counted?
