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.
"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.
