GIF: No-goal call in Lightning vs. Canadiens creates controversy

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Teddy Purcell appeared to give his team a 2-1 lead over the Montreal Canadiens in the final minute of the second period on Tuesday, but officials reviewed the play and determined Montreal goaltender Carey Price was interfered with on the play.

The play was called a goal on the ice and replays show the contact initiating after the puck is in the net, leaving plenty of questions about why officials overturned call.

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Although Lightning forward J.T. Brown is in the crease prior to the puck's arrival, this should not factor into the officials' decision. According to the NHL rulebook, rule 69.1 states:

...an attacking player’s position, whether inside or outside the crease, should not, by itself, determine whether a goal should be allowed or disallowed. ... The overriding rationale of this rule is that a goalkeeper should have the ability to move freely within his goal crease without being hindered by the actions of an attacking player. If an attacking player enters the goal crease and, by his actions, impairs the goalkeeper’s ability to defend his goal, and a goal is scored, the goal will be disallowed.

By that definition, a case could be made that Brown's positioning impeded Price, but considering the call on the ice, there doesn't seem to be enough in the replay to overturn the decision.