Pat Maroon’s controversial third-period goal lifts Blues over Oilers 4-1
EDMONTON — A controversial video review goal left the St. Louis Blues with two points and the Edmonton Oilers still scratching their heads.
A goal credited to Pat Maroon early in the third period was the winner as the Blues came away with a 4-1 victory over the Oilers on Tuesday. Maroon’s goal came 2:19 into the final period, as officials declared after a video review that the puck had crossed the line during a goal-mouth scramble, despite the referees not originally calling a goal on the ice.
“The way it was explained to us was that he pushed on the puck, he didn’t push on the pad,” said Oilers head coach Ken Hitchcock. “The pad happened to go with the puck. That was the way it was explained to us. They said they had an overhead view that said the puck was in before the push started. The look that we had was different. So what are you going to do?”
Maroon said he is simply happy that the goal, just his second of the season, was declared valid.