Hockey Ops can now halt games for missed goals

NHL referee Marcus Vinnerborg signals a goal in this file photo. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)

If a goal is missed during an NHL contest and play continues, NHL Hockey Operations now wields the power to immediately stop the game in progress.

Sportsnet’s John Shannon explains more about the new power that came out of the GM meetings in Toronto on Tuesday:

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