Did the NHL miss a potentially season-altering goal?
That's what is reportedly being double checked - according to Darren Dreger of TSN - after it was suggested that a Marc Methot shot went through the Toronto Maple Leafs net in overtime Sunday, thereby earning the Ottawa Senators a crucial extra point in their late push for a playoff spot.
In the hours after the game ended in a shootut victory for Toronto, video evidence emerged suggesting the puck did beat Jonathan Bernier and slip through the netting.
Then again, maybe not.
Overlayed the 2 screenshots from @SensChirp & @mikeyusc to make sense of the Methot shot. No goal but so close! #Sens pic.twitter.com/ICOnJcUnfm
— TheIanAlex (@TheIanAlex) April 6, 2015
The verdict?
Further video analysis confirms Methot shot did not go in the net.
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) April 6, 2015
Either way, the call could not be reversed once play had resumed, so acknowledging a missed goal would have been incredibly small consolation for the Senators and their fans at this point.