NHL Playoffs 2022

The departing player can be within so many feet of the bench to be considered "off" the ice . And since that player was incapacitated I dont think they considered him a viable player . There was a linesman right there watching him leave the ice .

As for the icing call towards the end being waived off ...the defending player must make a concerted effort to get to the puck as fast as possible . I have suffered the same fate and it is irritating but legit. Actually it was in favor of Tampa since they won so few faceoffs. Losing the faceoff in the Avs end would have allowed the Avs to eat up more of the clock then ice the puck again ... same outcome with less time on the clock .