NHL yields crushing defeat to Blues | St. Louis Blues

While the Sharks were celebrating, Binnington and other Blues competed with the referees, who gathered near the scoring table in the center of the ice to discuss the situation. After perhaps a minute or two, the goal was up and the officials were escorted out of the ice with debris dumped on them by angry supporters in the stands of the Enterprise.

As he left the ice, Binnington disgusted his goalie stick against the ice. Brayden Schenn did the same.

So was it a pass, Craig Berube?

"What do you think?" Berube asked reporters.

"Yes," was the answer of more than one reporter.

"So do not ask me, no reason to ask me," answered Berube.

When he was informed that the reporters wanted to hear what he had to say, Bérubé replied, "Nothing." I have nothing to say about it. "

Bérubé said that he had no explanation on the call. Or no call.

More than 45 minutes after the match, the NHL needed explanations via Kay Whitmore, director of the NHL series.

"It's a non-revisable piece," Whitmore told a pool reporter.

When asked if any of the match officials had seen the play, Whitmore replied, "What did they say to me?" It is a non-revisable piece. You can read between the lines. You can understand what you want. You watched the video But this is simply not revisable. I know it sounds like a misleading answer, but it's the truth. "

Meier has received some help for the game, which is usually awarded – you know – after someone has passed a pass.

It is therefore an overwhelming loss for the Blues, who rebounded after a period of deficit 2-0 after a period with four goals in the second period to take a 4-3 lead. Only for the Sharks to play the game in overtime, tied 4-4 on Logan Couture's net goal with 1:01 overtime.

San Jose now leads the series 2-1, with the fourth game scheduled Friday at Enterprise.

"Difficult call, but nothing will change for the moment," Blues general manager Doug Armstrong said by SMS after the match. "Need to get ready to play Friday."

Armstrong said that he would have nothing else to say about the play. But he had a lot to say shortly after the match when he stormed the officials' locker room, knocked on the door and shouted: "(Bleeping) garbage!"

Several Blues commented on the play, but not so graphically, including Captain Alex Pietrangelo.

"I guess they have different rules for two different teams," Pietrangelo said. "I'm sure they're going to lose some sleep tonight after examining it."

David Perron, who scored twice in 2:39 in the second period, was asked to turn a deficit in 3-2 Blues into a 4-3 Blues lead, though he appeared to be acting from one pass to the hand.

"Has it appeared?" He replied sarcastically. "It was, but let's go ahead and that's what we're going to try to do here in the next 24 hours. We are a very good team here.

"We think our first 10 minutes have been great. They then scored two goals, which kind of put us on our heels. We found a way back in the second with a good time. Then, a very good third period. They get a rebound and we played well in overtime. "

All is well, but how difficult is it to have an end game like this, in overtime, in the Stanley Cup Playoffs?

"It's unacceptable, but it's okay," said Perron. "It's 2-1 right now."

The match would never have been extended if the Blues had been able to close the match as planned. Jaden Schwartz almost missed a goal, close to the center of the ice, which would have earned him a 5-3 lead over the Blues, while he remained 1:44 to play.

The Blues have not scored the empty goal since March 21 of the regular season against Detroit. Ivan Barbashev scored the winning goal – his third goal of the night.

The Blues also had two chilling plays from Pietrangelo that stopped the clock, caused deep clashes in the St. Louis area and allowed the Sharks to catch their breath.

"The first icing is a tough game, going around the net," said Bérubé. "There really were not a lot of options. He was trying to get him out of the area. Obviously too hard.

"In the second draw, though, I think we can skate a bit on this game and probably get the puck out without frosting it. But listen, things are happening, they are fast and not much time. Things are going so well that you have to be better there.

"In my opinion, we have to close this match. We should have won 4-3. "

But they did not do it. In a game that could be expensive for the Blues of this series and have repercussions for the years to come.