Refs cost Capitals the game?

[18Hossa]

Penalty call as Holtby left the ice for the extra attacker. Obviously a bad call.

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[SEALBound]

Nope. They had plenty of chances to win.

They missed a 4min double minor on a high stick to Guentzel. They did this to themselves.

 

[Luongos Knob]

poor bonino i hope he'll be ok :'(

 

[Empoleon8771]

No, the Capitals scoring only 2 goals and the Penguins scoring 3 lost the Caps the game.

This makes up for that missed Hugh stick on Guentzel, but I'm sure no Caps fans will mention that here.

 

[TimbitsHockey877*]

No. They were already losing and missed several calls on the Caps. They missed an interference and major, 4 minute because of blood. That call made it even.

 

[LeHab]

1. Grow long beard
2. Let opponent touch beard with stick
3. Profit

secret for Playoff beards is out!

 

[Colt.45Orr]

Pens are the best head-snapping franchise in the league. There must be an art to it.

 

[DearDiary]

Carlsson did the same thing in game 1

 

[DownGoesMcDavid]

Horrendous call. But ovechkin playing.like playoff ovechkin cost them the game.

 

[wandk128]

Brutal! Instead of 6on 4 it was 5 on 5 without goalie

 

[JT Kreider]

You lost it for yourself.

 

[Ogrezilla]

Refs make bad calls both ways every game. Gotta win anyway. If the refs didn't lose the pens last game they didn't lose the caps this game.

 

[ESH]

I think it's pretty clear to everyone that saw the replay that Oshie's stick did NOT touch Bonino's face.

That said, I can understand how the ref would make that call there. Bonino sold it and the ref simply believed it

 

[llamateizer]

It's bad for the show. Refs will not be happy

 

[X8oD]

Caps lack of heart and lack of "play-off gear" cost them the game/series.

 

[Sensin5]

Pretty pathetic and sad by Bonino. How proud you must be to win a game by acting. Pathetic job as usual by the so called "professionals" who are NHL referees.

 

[useless]

Well they got away with 7 on the ice the other game, so I suppose the bad reffing has evened out a bit.

 

[GoCaps2004]

make up call mentality is bs and i hate it both ways.

 

[ncm7772]

Caps had their chances to win this game. They have NO excuses. NONE.

 

[CK17]

It was still a 3-2 game. Did it hurt the chances for the Capitals to tie it up? Absolutely, but they still needed a goal, plus another one to win it.

 

[HoRneR814]

Lol no close thread

 

[ToastrStutzle]

Lol

it didn't cost them the game but that's pathetic.

 

[vt89*]

yes they did

bonino is a coward

 

[orby]

It was objectively a terrible call.

 

[Chaels Arms]

Surprised Oshie didn't put up some kind of argument. The announcers figured he actually clipped Bonino just because Oshie went so quietly to the box.