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Islanders captain John Tavares sent Game 6 against the Panthers to overtime with a last-minute goal. It was great! It was crazy!

Johnny "On the spot" Tavares ties Game 6 with less than a minute to go. Don't Miss A Moment. #StanleyCuphttps://t.co/0MvD58n23Z
— NHL on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) April 25, 2016

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It also should've never happened, because Matt Martin very obviously tripped Vincent Trocheck on the previous sequence, and the refs yakked on the call.
© (Getty Images) John Tavares

Right before the Tavares goal. pic.twitter.com/HppjOXYWBQ
— Matt Porter (@mattyports) April 25, 2016

If they call that — and they should've — Martin goes to the box, Tavares never has the opportunity and, in all likelihood, the Panthers force Game 7 with a regulation win. Now, their season is on the line in a game that they should've already won. (UPDATE: Tavares scored again in the second overtime, so, yep, the Panthers got ultimately screwed.)
Oh well. If officials are going to be out there making gigantic mistakes, they might as well get us free hockey in the process.

Playoff hockey is insane enough. Mix in a Game 7, two rivals, the defending champs, a fanbase starved for postseason success and a double-post in the closing minutes, and you've got something else entirely.
That's what happened Monday night in St. Louis, with the Blues trying to finish off the Blackhawks. Down a goal, Brent Seabrook came as close to beating Brian Elliott as he possibly could've. He didn't.
If that goes in ... actually, forget it. It didn't. St. Louis held on, and the Blackhawks are out.
Congrats to Blues fans, and oh dear God.
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