The NHL's video room looked at the play immediately after the goal was scored, but didn't notice that the scoreboard stopped while the Kings were buzzing around the net.
"We didn't even look to go back and say, 'OK, did something happen [with the clock]?' '' Colin Campbell, the NHL's senior executive vice president of hockey operations, said yesterday.
"When it crosses the line [and] you review it, you back the puck out and you see what the clock was. And the clock was 0.4 [seconds].
"And then after the game, minutes after the game, we see [it and say], 'Holy cow.' ''
Campbell confirmed that the goal shouldn't have counted and said the league would conduct an investigation to determine what caused the error.
The result of the game is expected to stand.
The Blue Jackets were upset by an incident that cost them at least one point in the standings. Even though the team has the NHL's worst record, general manager Scott Howson wrote in a blog post that the unjust result "matters to our players, to our coaches, every person in our organization and our fans."
There's also the question of what it might mean for teams battling the Kings for a playoff position in the Western Conference.
"We will never know if the Kings would have got the extra point in overtime or shootout, but they may not have," Howson wrote. "What if the Kings make the playoffs by one point or gain home ice advantage by one point?"
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An attorney for Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien said it appears his client will be going to trial in a boating while impaired case in Minnesota. Attorney Mitch Robinson said that he and a prosecutor were "miles apart," and unable to agree.
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