Elsewhere, Yorkton-bred Jared Bednar and Colorado Avalanche completed a first-round sweep of L.A. Kings.

Can the Edmonton Oilers and Anaheim Ducks have a playoff series between them without an oversized officiating controversy?

After Sunday night, Game 4 in their best-of-seven Pacific Division first-round matchup, the answer appears to be no.

A 3-3 game seemingly headed for an enjoyable, if unpredictable, overtime took the latter adjective to the extreme when Ryan Poehling’s game-winning goal was allowed to stand.

Poehling’s shot from the bottom of the faceoff circle trickled through Oilers goalie Tristan Jarry’s pads but was not signaled a goal on the ice by any of the game’s four officials.

A conversation between the four zebras – potentially aided by the home fans’ reaction to an in-house replay? – led to a ruling of a good goal, despite none of the officials being in position to see whether the puck had crossed the line.

The NHL’s video review department then confirmed the officials’ decision, giving the Ducks a 3-1 series lead and drawing the muted criticism of third-year Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch.

“I guess the goal call on the ice was probably about 60-90 seconds after, or maybe even more,” Knoblauch, who hails from Imperial, Sask., told reporters after the game. “They huddled and they got to centre ice and then they made the call that it was a good goal so, I don’t know, it wasn’t very definitive.”

Former Moose Jaw Warriors forward Matt Savoie had a shot on goal and three blocked shots in 15:18 of ice time in the contest, while Prince Albert Raiders alum Leon Draisaitl was minus-1 with two shots on goal and one blocked shot in 21:45 on ice.

Bednar wins, Beck and Brandon bury

Elsewhere around the league Sunday, Jared Bednar and the Colorado Avalanche completed a four-game sweep of the Los Angeles Kings with a 5-1 win to advance to the second round.

Born in Yorkton, Bednar played junior hockey with the Humboldt Broncos, Saskatoon Blades and Prince Albert Raiders, and is now in his 10th season as head coach of the Avs.

Kings defenceman Joel Edmundson, who suited up for WHL Moose Jaw for parts of three seasons from 2010-12, had L.A.’s only goal in the loss – which also marked the final NHL game for captain Anze Kopitar.

One-time Swift Current Broncos forward Beck Malenstyn had a goal for the Buffalo Sabres as they beat the Boston Bruins 6-1 to take a 3-1 series lead.

And Saskatoon-born (but Alberta-raised) Brandon Hagel had two goals for the Tampa Bay Lightning as they tied their series with the Montreal Canadiens at two games apiece with a 3-2 win.

Former Prince Albert Raiders defenceman Kaiden Guhle had an assist in the loss for the Habs, who led 2-0 with one minute to play in the second period.