Refereeing Department on September 17 games

Jokerit – Traktor

In the 59^th minute of the Monday’s game in Helsinki, after a shot by Jokerit’s Eemeli Rasanen (#77) directed to the visiting team’s net, the referee called for the video goal judge to review the situation to ascertain whether the puck fully crossed the line. The video showed that the puck fully crossed the goal line, and so the referee awarded a goal.

Spartak – Avtomobilist

In the 39^th minute of the game in Moscow, after a shot by Spartak’s forward Vyacheslav Leshchenko (#27) directed to the visiting team’s net, the video goal judge referred to the video review to ascertain whether the puck fully crossed the line. The video showed that the puck fully crossed the goal line, and so the referee awarded a goal.

Then, in the 46^th minute of the game, after an apparent goal scored by the home team’s forward Martins Karsums (#15), the Avtomobilist head coach requested that the officials examine video footage of the goal for a possible offside. An offside had occurred, and the goal was struck out as a result.