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at having apparent goal waved off Washington coach Bruce
Boudreau was more than a little displeased at having an apparent
game-tying goal waved off in the third period of Game 7.
WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin threw his arms up, but so did
referee Brad Watson. As a result, Ovechkin's celebration didn't
last long.  Just 24 seconds into the third period of Game 7
Wednesday night, Ovechkin scored what he and everyone else in
the building save for Montreal goalie Jaroslav Halak and
defenseman Hal Gill thought was a sure game-tying goal.
Instead, Watson immediately waved it off because he ruled that
Mike Knuble had made contact with Halak in his goal crease.
According to Rule 78.5 in the Official NHL Rulebook an apparent
goal shall be disallowed "when an attacking player has
interfered with a goalkeeper in his goal crease."  Watson's