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It didn’t help that the Perry non-call was quickly followed by a second Ducks goal where Anaheim was evidently offside but the Oilers were unable to challenge the play, having used their timeout on Anaheim’s first illegal goal.

If you think I’m just some homer Oilers fan complaining here (and I admittedly am), well, here’s what former NHL referee Kerry Fraser had to say on Perry’s interference: “I thought there was sufficient contact & evidence to support Coach’s Challenge & disallow the goal.”

And then there was Sportsnet’s Ron McLean, the gentleman host, who has worked for years as a high level referee and is never one to criticize the referee unless there’s no alternative.

Said MacLean: “After looking at three different variations on a solution to what happened on the goaltender interference call, it’s in my humble opinion the wrong call. And I was going to support the National Hockey League on this decision.”

Analyst Kelly Hrudey’s verdict? “Goalie interference.”

Both Hrudey and MacLean agreed that Talbot simply didn’t have a chance to stop that puck because of Perry’s rubbing into him.

Here’s what Cam Talbot had to say after the game to reporters: “Maybe I do have to flop & dive to get those calls just like the other guys.

“We were up 2-0 and they get a garbage goal like that early in the second and they got all the momentum and they never let it go until we got that goal at the end of the third. That was a turning point for sure. It gave them life and they never looked back from there.”