Officials Get It Right On Hurricanes’ No-Goal Vs Bruins

However, after NHL referee Ghislain Hebert initially made the goal signal on the ice, he and his partner for the game, NHL referee Brandon Blandina, took it to video review. After a lengthy review and some campaigning from both Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery and Carolina Hurricanes bench boss Rod Brind’Amour, Hebert emerged, and the goal was called back. While the margin was about as thin as it could be, the puck did not completely cross the line as the NHL and all leagues and levels of hockey require. Therefore, it was ruled no-goal, and the game remained 0-0.

That would’ve been just the Hurricanes’ first goal on the Bruins and in 31 shots on goal since the beginning of the Bruins’ 4-1 win at Carolina last Thursday. New Hurricanes winger Jake Guentzel was the only one to beat Swayman in that game when he scored his 25th of the season with a power play goal at 15:12 of the second period.

The Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes would go on to finish in a 0-0 deadlock after one period of play on Thursday night, with both teams getting four shots on net.