DK Pittsburgh Sports · Mar 10, 2023
Freeze Frame: Why didn't Islanders challenge Archibald's goal?
The Islanders' coaching staff took a long, hard look at the Penguins' third goal on the tablets on the bench.
It was midway through the second period in Thursday's game between the two teams at PPG Paints Arena, and Josh Archibald had just scored off of a deflection of a Brian Dumoulin shot to give the Penguins a 3-1 lead.
It was as suspect as a goal could probably get, with there being three possible things on that sequence that the Islanders might have wanted to take another look at. They ultimately didn't challenge the play, a gamble that paid off in the Islanders' 4-3 comeback overtime victory over the Penguins.