Derick Brassard scored at 3:06 of overtime to lift the New York Rangers to a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 1 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series.
The end of the game was far from conventional.
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1 of 2 | New York Rangers left wing Benoit Pouliot (67) celebrates Rangers center Derick Brassard's (16) game winning goal as Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby and goaile Marc-Andre Fleury reacts to the score, in the overtime period of the second round of the the 2014 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh on May 2, 2014. The New York Rangers defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 taking a one game lead in the series. UPI/Archie Carpenter. | License Photo
Brassard knew he scored off a feed from Benoit Pouliot, but the game went on. Seconds later, with the Penguins still scrambling around in their zone, Brassard set up Pouliot for what appeared to be the winning goal.
The original shot by Brassard was reviewed and showed the puck clearly going underneath the crossbar and inside the left post, but because the puck sprung back out so quickly, it wasn't evident that it was a good goal and play continued, albeit momentarily.
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