Controversial call rocks crucial overtime game and leaves fans furious

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Jonathan Ouimet
April 27, 2026  (1:27)

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The Anaheim Ducks just took a 3-1 series lead on Edmonton in overtime. The puck might have crossed the line. Tristan Jarry's skate made it impossible to know.

That didn't matter. The on-ice call was a good goal. Video review needs conclusive evidence to overturn it, and there wasn't any.

So the call stands. Joel Quenneville's group celebrates. Kris Knoblauch's bench just lost a game on a sequence nobody can clearly see.

The controversy is layered. The referee who called the goal was nowhere near the play. He was way too far back to make that call with confidence.

But once he made it, the burden of proof flipped. Replay officials needed to see the puck not cross the line. Jarry's skate sat right on top of the disc.

The best camera angle made it look like the puck was fully across. Looked is the operative word. You can't say for sure when the goalie's foot is the only thing on screen.

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Edmonton is now staring down 3-1 in this series after coming in as the favoured club. The Oilers finished 41-30-11 with 93 points. Anaheim went 43-33-6 for 92.

Two clubs separated by a single point in the standings. Now separated by a 3-1 series lead and the most controversial goal of this round.

Jarry was carrying a $5.375 million cap hit and a .882 save percentage from the regular season into this series. He has now coughed up the goal that puts his team on the brink.

That's the part nobody wants to talk about in Edmonton. The Ducks have won three straight games. The argument over one camera angle is hiding a bigger problem.

Anaheim was supposed to be a curiosity in this bracket. The Quenneville hire was supposed to be a development project, not a series-winning deployment.

Now that hire has the Oilers two losses from going home. The Ducks bench boss has been here before in Stanley Cup runs, and he knows how to ride a wave.

Edmonton has a short turnaround and a press tour to figure out a response. That response will not include another video review with a camera angle that can't see the puck.

Game 5 is in Edmonton. The Oilers' season is on the table. And the conversation across hockey media tomorrow is going to start exactly where Jarry's skate ended up.

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