David Pastrnak, Bruins upset, confused by nullified OT goal

Tampa, Florida–Star Winger david pasternak Said it was “a joke” that his apparent winning overtime goal was canceled out due to a penalty boston bruins‘ after all Lost 6-5 in shootout till tampa bay lightning in Sunday’s Stadium Series game.

With the score tied 5-5 in 3-on-3 overtime, Pastrnak took a pass from ahead Marat Khusnutdinov and shot the puck past the Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevsky. Pastrnak raised his arms and celebrated after winning the game at Raymond James Stadium at 4:38 of overtime.

But the goal was soon cancelled. Referee John MacIsaac fines Pastrnak for hitting Lightning defenseman JJ MoserA sequence that helped the Bruins gain possession of the puck. Instead of scoring the winning goal, Pastrnak was in the penalty box.

The Lightning were unable to convert on their power play but won the game. Pastrnak had a final effort in the shootout, but his shot hit the goal cage and failed to beat Vasilevskiy.

What frustrated Pastrnak and the Bruins in overtime was a late whistle, which occurred while they had possession of the puck and were skating on the ice. According to NHL rules, the game should have been stopped as soon as Boston gained possession on a delayed penalty.

bruins goalie jeremy swaymanJoe McIsaac, who was standing near him, skated to the bench to give Boston an extra attacker because he did not hear the whistle.

“I’m skating on the ice with the ref and he has his hand in the air, and I was like, ‘On what?'” the Bruins defenseman said. Charlie McEvoyWho was on the ice during the overtime sequence. “I couldn’t believe he scored another penalty [on us]. We go down with the puck, so I said, ‘Oh, it’s on them.’ Sway made it halfway to the bench and then he blew it.”

McAvoy said he did not hear any whistle to stop the game.

“There was no whistle,” he said. “We skated to the other end and he blew it. I don’t know, the puck might have already been in the net, and then he blew it. So, really, I’m just confused.”

Pastrnak was also confused – and more than a little upset.

“I honestly don’t know what happened,” he said. “It’s a weird turnover. We’ve got a 2-and-1. A ref has his hand up and is letting it go. Sway is going to the bench. We finish the play, score a goal, and all of a sudden, I’m in the penalty box. So, [it’s a] joke.

“I didn’t understand. I’d never seen anything like it. So, for me, it was [a] joke. I don’t care if this is a bad answer, but that’s how I feel. This is strange. Score a goal and get in the penalty box, but whatever. We gave them two points, and that’s what matters, and it’s difficult for us.”

power forward Brandon HagelJoe, who was defending Pastrnak in the overtime game, was also amazed.

“I didn’t really know what was going on, but I said, ‘Dang, I’ve got to get a 2-on-1 here.’ I wasn’t very good at it. Thank God it was a penalty,” he said, laughing. “It was kind of weird. I didn’t really know what was going on. [Nikita Kucherov] As soon as he accepted defeat, the other man also accepted defeat. [I thought] There must be punishment.”

Lightning coach John Cooper said there was no confusion on his bench. Despite Swayman and others not hearing the whistle, Tampa Bay was confident that the goal would not count and that the Lightning would be on the power play.

“I think it was different for the crowd than it was for us,” Cooper said. “We knew they were going to be penalized. I think McAvoy was saying something to the refs. I was just surprised they didn’t blow the whistle. Then, by the time they got to the blue line, they must have blown it five times. We heard it clearly on the ice on our bench. I thought they brutally shot it into the net, but apparently, no one heard the whistle. But it was gone.”

The Bruins had a frustrating night with officiating due to overtime confusion. Boston earned twice as many of Tampa Bay’s minor penalties in the game (10 to 5). At one point, Tampa Bay was behind 5-1. It scored three goals – including one on the power-play Darren Raddish And nick paul It was set up by Kucherov on a 5-on-3 man-advantage – to make it a one-goal game entering the third period.

Excluding the penalties Swayman and Vasilevskiy received for their memorable goalie fight, the Bruins were whistled for six minor penalties in the second period, while only one penalty was called for the Lightning.

McAvoy said the game turned when “they were 5-on-3 for eight minutes” in the second period.

“It killed our momentum,” he said. “It really killed the game. I think it was a good game before that. And then, we were in the box for that entire period. We had complete control of the game and then you give a 5-on-3 game to a power team like that… I don’t even know how long it was. You’re just asking for it.”

Boston coach Marco Sturm said he did not think the officials played well, but that did not excuse his team’s undisciplined play.

Sturm said of the officers, “We all have good days. We all have bad days. I have to look at some other calls. I know some of them were not in our favor. I can tell you we’ve got to do a better job and they’ve probably got to do a better job, too.” “I don’t blame them. It always comes back to us, and if you give a player like Kucherov 10 minutes on the power play, we did something wrong. So, it’s on us.”