The most controversial officiating moments of 2019

The Rams-Saints, the World Series, Stanley Cup playoffs and NBA all saw plenty of controversy in 2019.

Stanley Cup snafu, III

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The Sharks got the game-winner in overtime but it didn’t come without plenty of controversy. Timo Meier appeared to commit an obvious hand pass before Gustav Nyquist was able to set up Erik Karlsson for the winning goal, but officials didn’t whistle the play dead like they should have and they counted the goal. The hand pass rule is apparently not review-able, meaning the Blues had to swallow a brutal missed call and fall down 2-1 in the series.