A seething Neil Warnock was left baffled by the failure to award Aberdeen a penalty for a foul on Bojan Miovski - and described Hibs goalkeeper David Marshall's attempt to punch the ball as "manslaughter".
After Nicky Devlin had cancelled Martin Boyle's opener, the Dons started the second half on the front foot and took the lead for the first time in the game through Jamie McGrath's goal, only for Hibees substitute Emiliano Marcondes to come on and earn his side a share of the spoils.
But with the score till at 2-1, a moment of controversy arrived on the hour mark when on-field referee David Munro and the VAR team decided not to point to the spot despite former Scotland goalkeeper Marshall's clash with Aberdeen top goalscorer Miovski.
Marshall, 38, did made contact with the ball but his attempted punch also saw him catch Miovski, who then had to be attended to by the some home side's medical team.