The Montreal Canadiens lost to the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night, and it will surely shock every member of this community to know that I once again have a bone to pick with the officiating. At least this time I’m bringing a little variety, as I’m looking at the persistent problem of what exactly constitutes goaltender interference in the National Hockey League.
I’m going to show two examples of contested NHL goals, both involving the Canadiens.
For exhibit A, we need only to take the clock back to last night. Blake Wheeler scored the game-tying goal while resting his entire weight on Samuel Montembeault, and following a challenge by the Canadiens, it was confirmed as a good goal.