Brandon Tanev looked to the skies in relief. He had finally scored his first goal — in the last game of the season on Thursday.
Or so he thought.
After the Utah Mammoth forward appeared to shove home a rebound past St. Louis Blues goalie Joel Hofer, Blues coach Jim Montgomery challenged the play for goaltender interference.
On closer look, Tanev pushed Hofer's pad back with his stick. It did not take long for the situation room in Toronto to overturn the call.
It marks the third time that Tanev has been denied his first goal of the season, per Brogan Houston of Deseret News.
Upon even further review, the goal may have been credited to teammate Liam O'Brien anyway. And so Tanev remains snakebitten.
Tanev has three assists in 55 games in his first season with the Mammoth. Luckily for the veteran grinder, who has 84 career goals, Utah is headed for the post-season, giving him further opportunities to find the back of the net.
