Here's the situation: Tampa Bay and Colorado skate to a 1-1 tie through regulation and overtime, leading to a shootout. The first three attempts result in no goals, setting the stage for Colorado's Milan Hejduk to take on Lightning goalie Mike Smith.
As you can see in the video above, Smith makes the save on Hejduk, only to have the officials huddle up and award a goal to Hejduk -- the game-winning goal, as it turns out -- because Smith "threw his stick."
Seriously? Are we watching the same video?
Judging by the replay shown, it appears that the stick comes out of Smith's hand after he makes the save, and even so, it doesn't appear as if he's "throwing" the stick at Hejduk or the puck.
Here's what rule 26.4 in the NHL rulebook states: 26.4 Infractions – During the Course of a Penalty Shot - A goal will be awarded when a goalkeeper attempts to stop a penalty shot by throwing his stick or any other object at the player taking the shot or by deliberately dislodging the goal.
