The goal against the New York Rangers, which would have tied the game 2-2 with 57 seconds remaining, was reversed for offside after a video review initiated by the Situation Room. New York won 2-1.
NHL senior executive vice president Colin Campbell released this statement:
"The original call on the ice, 'good goal,' should have stood because video replay could not definitively determine that the stick of Buffalo player Victor Olofsson touched the puck before Rasmus Dahlin tagged up. In instances when video replay cannot definitively determine a play, League policy is to stay with the original call on the ice."
With the Sabres controlling the puck in the offensive zone, Olofsson scored when his pass attempt from the left wing deflected off goalie Alexandar Georgiev and Rangers defenseman Patrik Nemeth.
Buffalo lost its sixth game in a row.
"I can't have emotion in it. I can't think about it," Sabres coach Don Granato said after the game, according to The Associated Press. "There's certain things that are out of your control and you just play. You just trust that the League knows what they're doing and you move on."
