When the replay slowed down on the overhead scoreboard and the Dallas Stars' home fans loudly registered their opinion, everyone on the Vancouver Canucks' bench paid no attention.
Defenseman Willie Mitchell said it didn't go in. And his word was good enough for them.
Officials agreed, too, ruling that Mitchell swept a trickling puck off the goal line with 2:33 left, preserving a 2-1 Vancouver victory Tuesday night and a 3-1 lead in this first-round series.
"Willie came to the bench and said it wasn't in," Canucks center Trevor Linden said.