Were the Panthers offside? Team reacts to Aleksander Barkov's overturned goal in Game 6 of Cup Final
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In the moment, the Florida Panthers didn’t see it.
Aleksander Barkov had seemingly just gotten the Panthers on the board in the opening minute of the second period of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final on Friday, 10 seconds after the Edmonton Oilers had gone up by two goals.
Except the goal didn’t count.
Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch challenged that Sam Reinhart was offside as Carter Verhaeghe entered the offensive zone.
It was a close play, but officials ultimately agreed.
Offside.
No goal.
Coach Paul Maurice’s frustration was evident on the bench after the goal was overturned.
“The linesperson informed me that it was the last clip that they got where they made the decision that it shows it’s offside,” Maurice said after Florida’s eventual 5-1 loss to send the series to a winner-take-all Game 7.
“I don’t have those. ... So I was upset after the call,” he said.
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