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The Holmstrom incident
Published 5/15/2008 by George James Malik at Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com
... : "On a goal like that they should be able to go upstairs, especially in a game that big in a series this big," Lidstrom said. The Dallas News's Mike Heika actually posted rule 69 (should it not be 96 at this point?), so here's the "official" ruling: May 15, Dallas News : Rule 69 - Interference on the Goalkeeper : 69.1 Interference on the Goalkeeper - This rule is based on the premise that an attacking player's position, whether inside or outside the crease, should not, by itself, determine whether a goal should be allowed or disallowed. In other words, goals scored while ...

NHL playoff officiating, now bringing up the rear
Published 5/15/2008 at Puck Daddy
... Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News published the NHL's rule for goalie interference, and makes the rather easy case that if Datsyuk's goal wasn't counted, neither should the goal scored by ...