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 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Wes Walz was in the net, and the goal light was on. When it all sorted out, Minnesota had it sixth straight home victory. Walz scored a controversial goal 1:29 into overtime to give Minnesota a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night.
Martin Skoula's centering attempt deflected up the leg of Walz, who was being checked into the net by Jason Chimera, and lodged in Walz's equipment. It took nearly 7 minutes for the review that confirmed the goal.
"I honestly didn't know where the puck was," Walz said. "I am just thankful that they could see the puck. I was hoping it wasn't one of those commonsense deals that the puck is in my pants, I'm in the back of the net, but because they can't see the puck in the net he wasn't going to call it."
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