Sabres no goal call, explained: Why officials ruled out Buffalo's would-be go-ahead score vs. Canadiens in Game 7
The Sabres celebrated a supposed go-ahead Game 7 goal for just a few seconds before officials informed them it didn't count.
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The Montreal Canadiens tried their hardest to quiet the Buffalo crowd in Game 7 with a pair of early goals, but they struggled to withstand the Sabres' pressure as the night pressed on. After Jordan Greenway halved Montreal's advantage in the second period and Rasmus Dahlin knotted it at two in the third, it looked for a moment that the Sabres had taken the lead against Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobes in the latter portion of the third period. After a brief celebration, officials informed the Sabres that there was no goal, and both teams played on, much to dismay of the pro-Buffalo crowd.
The Canadiens would eke out a 3-2 overtime victory, ending the Sabres' best season in nearly two decades. Here's a look at the rule that prevented the Sabres from taking the lead. MORE: How Canadiens knocked off Sabres in Game 7 Sabres' no goal call, explained An official blew the whistle seconds before the puck crossed the line, believing Dobes had possession of the puck.
That blew the play dead, so the shot by Beck Malenstyn to send it to the back of the net didn't count. We have NO GOAL on this play as the whistle was blown before the goal āāā pic. twitter.