Stars' Roussel: Controversial marker off skate 'looked like a Crosby goal'

Antoine Roussel felt like a certain Pittsburgh Penguins star after scoring a strange but crucial goal Saturday night.

"I was trying to kick it in back on my stick, and (it was) just perfect," the Dallas Stars forward told reporters following a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild in Game 2 on Saturday night. "Looked like a Crosby goal or something."

Roussel was credited with the opening goal of the game after the puck caromed off his skate, then off Wild goaltender Devan Dubnyk and in, as the netminder lifted the net off in an attempt to keep the puck out.

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"I wasn't sure it totally crossed the line, but I had a feeling it might get reversed," Roussel said.

It was ruled no goal on the ice, but that call was indeed overturned by the NHL's Situation Room in Toronto.

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"(Dubnyk) just pushed the net off, and in that circumstance, that (was) good for us and that was a big goal for us," Roussel said.