Why Senators’ Gaudette’s goal against Kraken counted after review
The Ottawa Senators successfully challenged a goaltender interference call to get on the board first against the Seattle Kraken.
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The Ottawa Senators successfully challenged a goaltender interference call to get on the board first against the Seattle Kraken.
The play happened five minutes into the first period with the Senators putting pressure in the offensive zone. As the puck was bouncing in front of the Kraken net, goaltender Philipp Grubauer reached out to cover it and pause play. But instead, Senators forward Nick Cousins poked the puck loose and it landed on the stick of Adam Gaudette, who buried it into the net to open the scoring.
Initially, officials took the goal off the board, citing goaltender interference. But the Senators challenged the call and, after review, the decision was overturned and the goal counted.
In a statement, the NHL said the call was overturned due to Rule 69.7 which states that “in a rebound situation, or where a goalkeeper and attacking player(s) are simultaneously attempting to play a loose puck, whether inside or outside the crease, incidental contact will be permitted, and any goal that is scored as a result thereof will be allowed.”
In this case, officials determined Cousins was making a play for the puck and any contact he made with Grubauer was incidental.
The goal was Gaudette’s sixth of the early season. It’s the most goals he’s recorded in a season since he scored 12 for the Canucks in 2019-20.
