It is always a bummer when a great game is decided on a horrible call and that is what happened tonight in the Canes 3-2 OT loss to the Anaheim Ducks. Both teams played a strong game and the Canes had one of their better road efforts of the year but unfortunately, they ended up walking away with only one point when it very well could have been two.
The call (or non-call I should say) in question occurred about three minutes into overtime when Jussi Jokinen was playing the puck behind the net. He was being chased by Anaheim forward Corey Perry behind the net and, in an attempt to strip the puck, Perry tripped Jokinen (and blatantly I might add) but referee Tim Peel let play continue as he saw no foul here. Perry was able to gain possession of the puck and The Ducks were quickly able to set up the play and Perry fired a one-timer past Ward to win it for Anaheim.
With how quick the game of hockey is and the human eye having it's limitations, bad calls are bound to happen but this...
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PLAYERS:
Jussi Jokinen,
Corey Perry,
Tuomo Ruutu,
Jiri Tlusty,
Jamie McBain,
Bryan Allen,
Tim Gleason,
Jaroslav Spacek,
Eric Staal,
Anthony Stewart,
Andreas Nodl,
Brandon Sutter,
Drayson Bowman,
Justin Faulk,
Cam Ward,
Tim Brent,
Jay Harrison,
Jeff Skinner,
Chad LaRose,
Jim Rutherford,
Nick Bonino,
Saku Koivu,
Francois Beauchemin
TEAMS: Carolina Hurricanes, Anaheim Ducks
TEAMS: Carolina Hurricanes, Anaheim Ducks
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