{"id":288456,"date":"2026-04-27T18:42:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T18:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/288456\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T18:42:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T18:42:17","slug":"anaheim-ducks-beat-edmonton-oilers-in-overtime-of-game-4-after-puck-appears-to-cross-goal-line-by-mere-millimeters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/288456\/","title":{"rendered":"Anaheim Ducks beat Edmonton Oilers in overtime of Game 4 after puck appears to cross goal line by mere millimeters"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Anaheim Ducks<\/a> are one win away from advancing to the second round and took their 3-1 series lead over the Edmonton Oilers<\/a> in dramatic fashion.<\/p>\n

After 60 minutes, the two teams played to a 3-3 draw, then went to sudden-death overtime. Just 2:29 into the first extra frame, Ducks forward Ryan Poehling<\/a> sent a sharp-angle shot to the front of the net that deflected off Oilers defender Darnell Nurse<\/a> and through goaltender Tristan Jarry<\/a>\u2018s legs.<\/p>\n

Ryan Poehling OTGWG in Game 4<\/p>\n

Before Nurse\u2019s defense partner, Connor Murphy<\/a>, could sweep the puck from behind Jarry, the biscuit appeared to creep just over the goal line by mere millimeters. The on-ice officials gathered and gave their initial call of \u201cgood goal\u201d before an extensive review in Toronto to determine if the puck fully crossed the line, which also went Anaheim\u2019s way.<\/p>\n

Referees confirm ruling of Poehling goal<\/p>\n

The controversial initial call by the officials came despite there being no referee behind the net when the puck was trickling through Jarry\u2019s pads. The debate only became more tense when the crossbar camera\u2019s view of the puck was blocked by Jarry\u2019s left skate blade.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t get any communication [about the call on the ice],\u201d Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch said postgame<\/a>. \u201cI can\u2019t see it going in. I can\u2019t see the line. You can\u2019t see any space. Similarly, you talk about the blue line, offsides, there have been many times where I\u2019ve seen they don\u2019t have the absolute proof of it, and I thought that was going to be the call tonight also.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI was just hoping it was going to count,\u201d Ducks forward Mason McTavish<\/a> said<\/a>. \u201cPoehls said he saw it cross the line completely, so we all kinda trusted him. They called it a goal on the ice, and I guess they saw it completely cross.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Oilers protested the call throughout the review process and even after the referees returned to award the victory to Anaheim. Edmonton\u2019s superstar captain, Connor McDavid<\/a>, could be seen over by the penalty box looking to get a full explanation from Jake Brenk and Francois St. Laurent.<\/p>\n

Connor McDavid protests good goal call<\/p>\n

\u201cNot exactly an oil painting of a goal, but it\u2019s playoff time,\u201d McDavid said<\/a>. \u201cYou throw pucks there, and sometimes you get rewarded. They obviously were tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou guys saw it on the screen, we saw it on the TV down on our bench,\u201d defenseman Mattias Ekholm added<\/a>. \u201cI don\u2019t know how they see it as a conclusive goal. I just don\u2019t. To be honest, maybe there\u2019s somebody that can prove me otherwise. It doesn\u2019t really matter, to be honest. They called it a goal.\u201d<\/p>\n

While some of Edmonton\u2019s players and their bench boss, Knoblauch, expressed his opinion that the goal shouldn\u2019t have stood, another NHL head coach watching the game, the Washington Capitals<\/a>\u2018 Spencer Carbery, took the opposing stance during his guest analyst spot on ESPN.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was so tough to tell because his skate blade was in the way,\u201d Carbery told Scott Van Pelt<\/a>. \u201cBut if you ask me, that puck was across the line.\u201d<\/p>\n

Spencer Carbery shares analysis on Ducks win<\/p>\n

The Ducks will now go to Edmonton for Game 5 on Tuesday night with a chance to eliminate the Oilers.<\/p>\n

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