On Tuesday Night, The New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 in a crucial game for both teams as they are both very close in the race for the Wild Card in the Eastern Conference.

At the 7:37 mark of the third period, the game was tied 2-2. However, Hudson Fasching changed that when the puck deflected off Hudson’s shin and in the net and was originally ruled a kicking motion thus making it not a goal since that is not allowed in the NHL Rulebook.

(Courtesy of @SabresPlays on Twitter)

After minutes of review, the NHL ruled that since it was deflected off solely the shin it went into net in a legal fashion and was ruled a goal, giving the Islanders the win.

However, there has been a lot of controversy on all types of social media on if this should have been a goal or not.

Should this have been a goal? Let me know what you think in the comments!

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