A Double-Double and an Overhead Ref

About this episode

This episode discusses various penalties and incidents from recent playoff games in hockey.

On this week's playoff-penalty-filled episode: Six for McAvoy's lumberjack attack Habs' Xhekaj pays up for punch Avalanche's Manson puts his butt-end where it doesn't belong, gets a fine and a penalty -- but should've gotten more Sabres' Malenstyn steamrolls Habs' Dobes A double-goal-review at Canadiens vs. Sabres that goes from no goal, to goal, and back to no goal... Golden Knights' McNabb plows Ducks' Poehling into the boards for the rare interference major penalty Minnesota's McCarron bats it in. Nice try, Mike. Vegas goaltender Carter Hart throws off his helmet to get a stoppage after losing a skate blade. He gets the whistle -- and a penalty for delay of game Referee Garrett Rank goes up top for a bird's-eye-view of the play. --------------- Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠scoutingtherefs.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow @scoutingtherefs and @toddlewissports on Twitter/X, Instagram, BlueSky, and Threads. Email us your questions - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠heyref@scoutingtherefs.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Questions? Comments? Just looking to vent? Call the RefLine and leave us a message at 585-484-REFS! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

People in this episode

Host: Todd Lewis

Topics covered

• playoffs
• penalties
• hockey
• refereeing
• goal reviews

Keywords

• penalties
• hockey
• playoffs
• refereeing
• goal review

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Golden Knights, Avalanche, Sabres, Habs, Ducks, Minnesota, scoutingtherefs.com

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