San Jose, Calif. — From the hockey rink to the horse track, technology is killing the spirit of the thing, too often turning our sports into an endless, whiny argument. And on Wednesday night, geeky obsession with slow-motion, re-examination of every detail on a disputed goal killed any chance the Avalanche had of advancing in the NHL playoffs.
The scoreboard showed San Jose beat Colorado 3-2 in the decisive game of this best-of-seven series. But who really beat the Avalanche? Not Joonas Donskoi, who was credited with the game-winning score for San Jose on a beautiful wrap-around goal during the second period.