What the Puck is Going On?

Listen up, boys and girls. This is the story of the mystery of the phantom goal. Wednesday night in Chicago, The Blackhawks Patrick Sharp scored a goal in the third period without the puck having ever crossed the goal line.  How is that possible you ask? Well, it seems there is a little known new rule this season that states if a skater is skating toward at an open net (the Ducks had pulled their goalie late in the period with the hawks ahead 2-0) and is within scoring range and is taken down by the opponent, the shooter is awarded a goal.  The old rule stated that the goalie would have to come back out on the ice and face a penalty shot. The only problem with this rule is that no one bothered to remove the old rule from the rulebook,  Thus, it is really up to the whim of the referee to award a goal, as was done in Wednesday's game, or give a penalty shot. In the Hawks 3-0 victory over Anaheim, Patrick Sharp was slashed while skating toward the Duck's ... (link)