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Originally posted by Siobhan
To explain the shoot out penalty - Bertuzzi had a breakaway he was hooked/tripped by a wing (can't remember who), so therefore it's automatically a penalty shot, because if he wasn't tripped then he had a high chance of scoring, therefore you are given the opportunity to score with only the goalie as a means of defense.
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Actually Siobhan, first Lavionov (I believe) was jabbing at Bertuzzi from behind...if this had been called as a hooking penalty it would have been legit, but that wasn't the call...then, once Larionov caught up to Bertuzzi and Bertuzzi got a shot off (granted a crappy shot), then the ref called a penalty shot. That should not have been a penalty shot because they were even and Larionov was making a defensive play...it should only have been a penalty shot if Larionov, from behind, had tripped Bertuzzi BEFORE he was able to get a shot off. It was a terrible call.