One Missed Gimme Goal Changed the NHL’s Memory Bank

Every league has one of those moments that lingers longer than it should, and this story goes right at the heart of that kind of hockey scar tissue. A missed goal that looked automatic in real time can ripple far beyond one shift, one game, or even one season. The NHL has lived through plenty of strange turning points, but some plays become folklore because everybody in the building knows the game changed right there.