Strange Scene on Islanders' Third Goal as Canadiens Get Screwed by the Linesman
We witnessed a strange scene last night during the game between the Montreal Canadiens and the New York Islanders, on the Islanders' third goal.
A few seconds before Anders Lee scored the Islanders' third goal, a linesman seemed to have completely confused the players of the Canadiens.
As reported by Sportsnet journalist Eric Engels, the linesman in question clearly yelled «Icing!» to signal a waived-off icing, so all the Canadiens players stopped playing, but in the end, the linesman changed his mind.
You can guess what happened next.
The Islanders took advantage of the confusion and immediately went on to score their most important goal of the night.
The Montreal Canadiens Got Snubbed by a Linesman Who Changed His Mind at the Last Second
See the exact report from journalist Engels.
And rewatch the goal in question, right here:
It's unfortunate, and in this case, it had a big impact on the game, but we have to admit that it's the kind of sequence that «is part of the game.»
After last night's shootout loss against Patrick Roy's team, the Montreal Canadiens are now in 6th place in the Atlantic Division standings, with a record of 2 wins, 3 losses, and one overtime loss.
The Habs are 5 points behind, just one point behind the Ottawa Senators and the Toronto Maple Leafs, who, however, have a game in hand.
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Do you have hope that the Canadiens will make the playoffs this season? | ||
| Yes | 270 | 33.6 % |
| No | 332 | 41.3 % |
| We'll see in a month.. | 202 | 25.1 % |
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