via Ira Kaufman of the Tampa Tribune,
The Lightning went 0-for-3 on the power play, but trailed only 1-0 until Patrik Berglund scored for St. Louis with 2:19 remaining.
Bishop initially stopped the breakaway attempt, but the puck rebounded to Berglund, who appeared to kick it past Bishop with his right skate. The goal was immediately waved off before the call was eventually overturned upon review.
“It’s an intentional kick,’’ Bishop said. “(Berglund) knows what he is doing, he’s trying to kick it in. He calls it no-goal and I think it’s tough to overturn. That’s a backwards kick and it’s tough when it’s called no-goal and he changes it.’’
The league office provided an explanation: At 17:41 of the third period in the Blues/Lightning game, video review determined that the puck deflected off of Patrik Berglund’s skate and entered the Tampa Bay net in a legal fashion.
According to Rule 49.2, “A puck that deflects into the net off an attacking player’s skate who does not use a distinct kicking motion is a legitimate goal.”
A stunned Cooper begged to differ.
“I’m at a loss for words, to be honest,’’ he said. “I thought there was zero chance at that being turned over. My interpretation was that was as clean a kick as you can possibly see. It was a distinct kick. The ref on the ice was 10 feet away and was adamantly calling it a no-goal.’’
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