As SB Nation continues with their “What If” week, we do the same and look back at one of the most fortunate plays in the history of Pittsburgh sports.
The Penguins and Predators were playing one of the more thrilling Stanley Cup Finals in 2017 with no shortage of on and off-ice incidents. But there was no bigger incident than in Game 6 when just over a minute into the 2nd period, referee Kevin Pollock made one of the worst calls in the NHL in some time. Fortunately the Penguins found themselves on the miraculous beneficial side of that call.