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‘The NHL has a very serious officiating problem’: Fans split on controversial overtime goal ending Game 4 between Ducks and Oilers

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27.04.2026

It’s not an Edmonton Oilers playoff game without a little bit of drama.

On Sunday night, fans of the Oilers were treated to yet another back-and-forth affair between them and the Anaheim Ducks.

However, it wasn’t until overtime that one moment sent the hockey world into a frenzy. Ryan Poehling fired the puck at Tristan Jarry, and it managed to wiggle past the netminder. The problem was that the NHL couldn’t definitively determine whether the puck crossed the line because Jarry’s skate was covering the goal line and the puck.

Given how the game went and ended, there was plenty for fans to say online.

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if anything, i hope the controversy behind this goal sparks an actual conversation for tracking technology in the puck. it’s so long overdue in this sport.

5:30 AM · Apr 27, 2026

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The NHL has a very serious officiating problem.

4:53 AM · Apr 27, 2026

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There’d be no b–ching from any able-minded Oilers fan if it was called a goal in the moment, followed by the fact there wasn’t enough evidence to overturn it. What everyone is fired up about is that they invented a new way to determine the call tonight, which is horse shit. – RyderFM via X

They can track a f—ing tennis ball going 180 to millimeters on the line and they still dont have the goal line technology! Give me a f—ing break! – Banjoguy55 via X

I’d argue that any actual good coach in the league would’ve at least argued with the refs about that goal being deemed a good goal. Knob just walks back to the dressing room without a single peep to the refs. Attitude reflects leadership, and this coach has NO leadership.- David__co via X

My take on the goal: no way on the ice they could have called it a goal. Was it past the line; yes it was. Definitive with video; no. But it was past, based on size of puck and where the line is. That said should have been No goal on the ice. Inconclusive on review. Meaning no goal.

These Ducks are tough and have outplayed us at every factor of the game so far.........

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