Who gets the goal if two players tap or push the puck into the net simultaenously?

[LordNeverLose]

Some of the answers here are beautiful

 

[illpucks]

Crosby

 

[Luc Labelle]

It clearly goes to the person whose intentions totally cross the line first

...and in true HF Boards fashion I will now completely cross the line and say that if the top two draft picks this year were owned by the same team and they simultaneously took the shot then the goal goes to Patrik Laine AINEC. unlike ichabod13 I may have just derailed the thread

 

[Danton Heineken]

David Pastrnak

 

[K Fleur]

The player with more intangibles.

 

[Divine]

I'm assuming it'll be decided how empty net goals when a delayed penalty are called, the player closest to the net.

 

[jsalz16]

Me. I've never had 1 so I feel this is a great compromise.

 

[aufheben]

Lets say theres a loose puck behind the tendie and two players reach for the puck to tap it in and they both hit it at the exact same time, and the puck leaves their sticks at the exact same time. Who is awarded the goal?

The goal that Okposo just scored made me think of this. He and Reinhart almost did this.

What are the odds of that being the case if it was broken down frame-by-frame?

 

[Butch 19]

the player on the right gets credit for the goal

 

[tarheelhockey]

the player on the right gets credit for the goal

But WHOSE right???

 

[CashMash]

But beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Flawed notion. Look up the golden ratio.

 

[Ben Matlock]

Crosby

Crosby

This was my initial reaction too.

 

[El Travo]

If it were two Canadians they'd offer the goal to the each other until they decide to give it to the 2nd assist guy.

 

[BagHead]

But beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Hmm. Good point. Sounds like the NHL needs to hire a beholder, then.

 

[Hawksfan2828]

Lets say theres a loose puck behind the tendie and two players reach for the puck to tap it in and they both hit it at the exact same time, and the puck leaves their sticks at the exact same time. Who is awarded the goal?

The goal that Okposo just scored made me think of this. He and Reinhart almost did this.

They play rock, scissors, paper.

 

[DearDiary]

They'll flip a coin and Crosby will be awarded the secondary assist

 

[PlamsUnlimited]

The goalie!

Don't know, I guess slow motion would tell us. But if it crossed the line off both sticks I would go for who touched the puck first

 

[Pukboy5kroner]

The generational player.

 

[Silky Johnson]

Gretzky...oh wait sorry. We are talking goals not secondary assists...

 

[LDF]

i imagine it will be whomever touch it last, this is the best and correct answer. it would have to be figured out via replay. however, if the replay does not have the best angle, then the scoring judge will have to call it based on what he sees via replay as to which was the last stick to touch it.

great question.

 

[LordNeverLose]

What are the odds of that being the case if it was broken down frame-by-frame?

Well statistically speaking the odds of them touching it at the exact instant is mathematically equivalent to 0, so...

 

[Konnan511]

Which ever player points at the other player and says "nice assist, bro".

 

[ponder719]

I'm enjoying the smartass answers, but seriously, if it wasn't clear, even at slow motion, then it'd be scorer's decision.

 

[Turd Ferguson]

To the guy closest to free agency, every goal counts right?

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Greg Campbell