The Florida Panthers were saved by a goaltender interference call late in Tuesday's win over the Nashville Predators.
Predators winger Filip Forsberg appeared to tie the game with less than a second remaining in regulation, but upon further review - automatically triggered by the NHL's war room in Toronto - the goal was waved off due to apparent goaltender interference.
Apparently this is goalie interference. Filip Forsberg ties things up with 0.5 remaining and after review it gets called off after being called a good goal on the ice. #Preds pic.twitter.com/ebj9bKQwsU
— AtoZSports Nashville (@AtoZSports) April 4, 2018
The NHL said "the deliberate actions of (Viktor) Arvidsson's stick caused (Roberto) Luongo to spin and cause the covered puck to come loose prior to the goal," according to Adam Vingan of The Tennessean.
It was a significant turn of events for the Panthers, who desperately needed the two points to keep their slim playoff hopes alive.
The loss for the Predators, coupled with the Winnipeg Jets' overtime win against Montreal, prevented Nashville from clinching the Central Division.
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