"For a play to be determined offside, the player's skate must be fully over the line, even if it's in the air. After reviewing the footage, the league determined there was not enough conclusive evidence to overturn the call on the ice. "There was no conclusive video evidence to determine that New York's Jean-Gabriel Pageau preceded the puck into the attacking zone before his goal," the NHL wrote in its explanation of the decision. "Therefore, the call on the ice stands.""
"Spencer Carbery told reporters postgame that he still stood behind the decision to call for a challenge based on the footage he'd seen. "Yeah, it was tight, but we had it as offside," Carbery said. "I mean, I can't say it any simpler than that. The view that I was looking at it, and our video team had it as offside.""
The Washington Capitals began the season 0-for on coach's challenges, with head coach Spencer Carbery losing four reviews in the first eleven games. A 3-1 loss to the New York Islanders featured a failed offside challenge on Jean-Gabriel Pageau's shorthanded, odd-man-rush goal. The Capitals challenged immediately, believing Simon Holstrom entered the zone offside, but the NHL situation room in Toronto found insufficient conclusive video evidence to overturn the on-ice ruling. Carbery defended the decision to challenge based on the footage his staff saw. Pageau's goal sparked three unanswered goals for New York and shifted momentum.
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