A touch - or rather a step - of goalie interference may have helped the Detroit Red Wings open the scoring during Sunday's game against the Vancouver Canucks.
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Niklas Kronwall scored by snapping a shot over Ryan Miller's right shoulder. Upon closer inspection, however, it appears as though he was aided by a tricky skate placement by Justin Abdelkader.
Affects blocker RT @botchford: Bieksa wasn't happy with goal because could see Abdelkader stepping on Miller's stick pic.twitter.com/7DfBeLsijM
— Kevin Woodley (@KevinisInGoal) November 30, 2014
Here's the replay with multiple angles on the goal. Judge for yourself whether Miller was interfered with.
(Courtesy: NHL.com)
Either way, there's no doubt Abdelkader's presence in front of the net hindered Miller to some degree.
Shades of Tomas Holmstrom, indeed.
