JÖNKÖPING. The odd penalty down to 2-0 may have saved HV71.
Andre Peterson’s penalty kick lost the puck twice before putting the puck on target.
Then followed something as unusual as a video review of the penalty before it was approved.
It would have been a very crucial situation for HV71 this season.
Andy Mele scored a penalty at 1-0 and in the middle of Skellefteå’s worst pressure.
Penalty maker André Petersson stumbled and lost the ball twice but showed enough presence of mind to succeed in getting the puck behind Linus Söderström.
Chief referees Andreas Hambring and Mikael Holm chose to do something as unusual as video-review the penalty kick.
– It very rarely happens. Before, punishments were not even allowed to be judged on video. Now we chose to do that just to be safe. It was a difficult situation, Andreas Hambring tells Cmore.
Detailed explanation
After a longer review, the goal was approved for the great convenience of the audience and the grandstand.
– We checked if the disc moved forward correctly. He dropped the disc at first, but then the disc kept moving forward in the direction of the drive. So it actually had forward momentum. He had forward momentum and then had to slow down and look for the puck again. Then he did a powerful puck dip, which you get as long as you have the speed of your skates forward in the lane or diagonally forward in the lane, Andreas Hambring.
The sell-out yard in Jönköping was very tense and the life-or-death feeling was palpable.
– When Andrei Peterson dropped the puck, I thought he was going to miss. Defender Emile Andre says he can do a little crazy sometimes.
Nick Schorr gave HV71 a 1-0 lead after heading in a pass from Joey Lalegia on the power play.
The match is on.