Chicago’s Shaw heads puck into net for disallowed goal in OT
May 19, 2015, 11:24 PM
Chicago Blackhawks center Andrew Shaw head-butts the puck into the goal during overtime in Game 2 of the Western Conference final during the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs against the Anaheim Ducks in Anaheim, Calif., on Tuesday, May 19, 2015. The apparent goal was disallowed. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks forward Andrew Shaw headed the puck into the net during the second overtime in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday night, but his remarkable goal was illegal.
Shaw thought he had ended the Blackhawks’ exhausting meeting with the Anaheim Ducks 8:47 into the second OT when he headed home a looping rebound of Patrick Kane’s shot in the crease, bouncing the puck off his helmet in an incredible soccer-style play.
But after a brief consultation, the officials waved off the goal. Rule 38.4 prohibits any goal scored by a player who deliberately bats the puck into the net with any part of his body.
Shaw scored in the first period for the Blackhawks, who were trying to even the series after losing the opener.
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