Kings coach Stevens on recent goalie interference call: 'It's a guessing game'
Another goaltender interference controversy, another unhappy coach.
The Los Angeles Kings were the most recent victims, this time coming in overtime of Tuesday night's game against the Arizona Coyotes:
You be the judge...
— Gustl Kopitar (@GustlTweets) March 14, 2018
Shoulda, woulda, coulda... but no.
Carter was tripped and puck when in off Doughty's skate in OT, but was ruled off as goalie interference.
Well of course it was.... pic.twitter.com/o9DHn5Jt5D
Based on how the season has gone, it seems like a call that could've gone either way, but Kings head coach John Stevens clearly wasn't pleased with the decision to wave off the goal.
"I don't know what I'm talking about because I'm still confused on the whole issue," he said postgame, according to Dennis Bernstein of The Fourth Period. "It's a guessing game."
The Coyotes went on to win the game in a shootout. The Kings are just two points up on the Anaheim Ducks and Calgary Flames for a playoff spot, so the extra point is surely one they could've used.