ST. LOUIS (AP/KMOX) - KMOX Sports Director Tom Ackerman says the NHL is a "laughingstock" after a missed call resulted in a win for the San Jose Sharks in last night's overtime against the St. louis Blues.
Timo Meier handed a big win to Erik Karlsson and the San Jose Sharks.
Karlsson scored 5:23 into overtime after the officials missed a hand pass by Meier and the Sharks beat the St. Louis Blues 5-4 on Wednesday night to take a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference final.
Ackerman railed against the NHL on Thursday's as he joined Mark Reardon by phone:
-- "The NHL is a complete laughingstock if they continue to operate this way. You cannot have a play like that is non-reviewable in a game of that magnitude."
Meier used his right hand to knock a loose puck toward the front of the net. Gustav Nyquist then passed it over to Karlsson, who beat Jordan Binnington for his second goal of the game.
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May 16, 2019 "Quick play and I'm not going to comment on the officiating," Sharks coach Peter DeBoer said. "We found a way to win a game. I thought we had a great chance just before that, Timo Meier going in. It was a game of momentum swings and those quick plays happen all over the ice. Some get called, some get missed. We found a way to win."
Blues coach Craig Berube bristled when asked about what happened.
"No explanation (from the officials)," Berube said. "What do you guys think? . There's no reason to ask me. I have nothing to say about it."
The Blues did their best to not make too many comments about the missed call.
--"The Blues did their best to keep their mouth shut, but that doesn't mean we have to," Ackerman said during his interview with Mark Reardon.
Game 4 of the best-of-seven series is Friday night in St. Louis.
