Marcus Johansson scores bizarre overtime game winner with goal not on its pegs: 'I don't know what the rule is'

""I didn't know really what happened. Didn't know if we were supposed to celebrate or not," Johansson said. "Just kind of didn't know what the call was going to be. When it's pushed off like that, maybe it's the right thing to do.""

""Video review supported the Referees' call on the ice that the actions of Nashville's Justus Annunen caused the net to be displaced prior to the puck crossing the goal line," the NHL Situation Room explained. "Therefore, the Referees awarded Minnesota's Marcus Johansson with a goal.""

"In the event that the goal post is displaced, either deliberately or accidentally, by a defending player, prior to the puck crossing the goal line between the normal position of the goalposts, the Referee may award a goal. In order to award a goal in this situation, the goal post must have been displaced by the actions of a defending player, the attacking player must have a"

Minnesota won 3-2 in overtime as Marcus Johansson was credited with an unusual goal. On a 3-on-2, Kirill Kaprizov sent a slap pass to Johansson at the far post; Johansson's initial shot glanced off the side of the net while Predators goalie Justus Annunen slid into and knocked the goal off its moorings. Johansson gathered the rebound and backhanded the puck into where the net had been. On-ice officials signaled a goal, and the NHL Situation Room reviewed the play and applied Rule 63.7, determining Annunen's actions displaced the net prior to the puck crossing the line and awarding the goal.

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