When the St. Louis Blues couldn’t make a save on the ice, their video team thankfully had their back.
The Calgary Flames had three goals wiped off the board due to successful challenges from the Blues — two for offside and one for a missed stoppage due to a high stick.
The first disallowed goal came in the first period, after Flames forward Martin Pospisil thought he doubled his team’s lead. Not so, said video review, which revealed that Kevin Bahl was offside on the play as he attempted to keep the puck in the zone.
Then, Yegor Sharangovich thought he reclaimed the lost goal by potting one of his own. Not so fast, as officials later determined that Connor Zary hit the puck with a high stick prior to the goal, and thus, play should have been called dead.
Surely, the third time’s the charm, correct?
Well, not quite, as Joel Farabee’s second-period snipe came off the board due to the fact that he was offside as he entered the zone.
Blues bench boss Jim Montgomery becomes the first coach to win three challenges since former Edmonton Oilers coach won three of his own against the San Jose Sharks in March 2023.
Not to worry, though, as the Flames went on to win the game 2-1 in the shootout, with goals from Farabee and Matvei Gridin securing the victory.
“We’ve all been part of a disallowed goal, but to have three straight… It was pretty nuts, honestly,” Zary, the lone Flames fair goal-scorer in regulation, said after the game. “Honestly, I guess that’s on us. We’ve got to work on our on-sides and our high sticks.”
For his part, Flames coach Ryan Huska had no issue with how the challenges transpired, even if it cost his team three goals.
“I would rather a linesman not blow down on a close play to negate a potential two-on-one, if it was onside,” Huska said. “I think what they did was the right way to do it, and it allowed them to challenge, and they were both offside. Can’t do anything about that.”
The win improves the Flames’ record to 27-34-7.