Got a question on rule clarification, comments on rule enforcements or some memorable NHL stories? Kerry wants to answer your emails at cmonref@tsn.ca. Hi Kerry, A question on kicking the puck in. You probably saw the Edmonton game against Vancouver where in the dying seconds, David Perron clearly kicked it towards the net. Now I know the rule is if you kick it and it deflects in off the goalie, it doesnt count. However, as it clearly shows in the reply, a few inches before it got to the goal line, Miller reaches back and accidentally pushes it into his own net. Isnt that considered an own goal as before it deflected off Miller to go past the goal line, Miller put it in his own net? Im not a fan of either team but shouldnt that have been a goal? If he didnt reach back, it would have deflected off him from the kick (or go in directly if it didnt deflect off him) and be a clear NO GOAL. Am I missing something? Thanks, Max Max: The situations where a legal goal can be scored following a distinct kicking motion of the puck by an attacking player are minimal and precise. Rule 49.2 states that a goal cannot be scored by an attacking player who kicks a puck that deflects into the net off any player, goalkeeper or official. The rule also provides some clarification with regard to deflections following a kicked puck that enters the goal: i) A kicked puck that deflects off the body of any player of either team (including goalkeeper) shall be ruled no goal. ii) A kicked puck that deflects off the stick of any player (excluding the goalkeepers stick) shall be ruled a good goal. iii) A goal will be allowed when an attacking player kicks the puck and the puck deflects off his own stick and then into the net. iv) A goal will be allowed when a puck enters the goal after deflecting off an attacking players skate or deflects off his skate while he is in the process of stopping (NEW). If David Perron had gotten his stick on the puck prior to it crossing the goal line or if the puck had deflected off any players stick (excluding the goalkeeper) the Edmonton Oilers would have been credited with a legal goal. What must be considered on this play and in direct answer to your question Max, is the difference between a deflection and more specifically possession and control of the puck. Possession is described in rule 56 (interference) as the last player to touch the puck, other than the goalkeeper. Any attempt by the goalkeeper to make a save is therefore not deemed possession of the puck. Possession and control of the puck are synonymous as referenced in rule 57 (tripping) and as it pertains to the potential award of a penalty shot. This rule states, Control of the puck means the act of propelling the puck with the stick, hand or feet. It is thought of as a deliberate act of controlling the puck. Once Perron used a distinct kicking motion to propel the puck toward the net and Ryan Miller attempted to make a save, the goalies action constitutes a deflected puck off Millers blocker. As stated in the rule, no goal can be scored in this situation. I have to believe that the review took an extended period of time to ensure that the puck was not touched by Perrons stick or it did not perhaps deflect off the stick of any other player with the exception of Millers goal stick. Referee Gord Dwyer made the correct ruling on the ice to disallow the goal. The refs decision was subsequently confirmed through the video review process. Kevin De Bruyne Jersey . There was little fanfare, though, when the Yankees captain was taken out of his final regular-season Subway Series game in the eighth inning. Jeter watched the last four outs from the bench, pulled off the field during a double switch Thursday night as the Yankees held off the Mets 1-0. Aymeric Laporte Jersey . 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