Michael Raffl will get credit for this Flyers goal, but really the camera inside of the net should get some props too after this is all said and done. Philadelphia is one of the lowest scoring teams in the NHL, yet they had help from a little bit of puck luck in nabbing a 1-0 lead over the Vancouver Canucks.
Flyers score a deflection goal off the camera inside of the net
This puck hit a lot of different objects before being called a goal.
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The initial shot from defenseman Evgeny Medvedev started the play but got thrown off target from the skate of a Canucks defender in front. From there, the puck traveled off Raffl's skate, up and over goaltender Jacob Markstrom, off the crossbar and hitting the net camera placed in the dead center of the the goal before bouncing out.
Play continued for a good 20 seconds before the arena buzzer went off to signal a replay. It didn’t take long for the officials to agree that the puck went in off the camera and deflected out. Here’s a better look at the overhead view of the play.
play kept on going for a little bit before they could check this during stoppage and see it was a goal. pic.twitter.com/XTnnjCRLpZ
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