Controversial goal helps Stars to critical win over Jets in Stanley Cup playoffs

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The Dallas Stars took a 2-1 series lead over the Winnipeg Jets in the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Sunday night after a controversial goal gave them a late lead in Game 3.

Alexander Petrovic scored with 16:09 left in the game. However, the goal was not an easy one to call. NHL officials initiated a video review and watched the sequences for more than five minutes to determine whether Petrovic kicked the puck into the net.

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Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, #37, Alex Iafallo, #9, and Morgan Barron, #36, talk with linesman Jesse Marquis, #86, as the Dallas Stars celebrate a goal scored by Alexander Petrovic in the third period of Game 3 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series in Dallas on Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Eventually, the officials determined Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck propelled the puck into his own net. The goal gave Dallas a 3-2 lead at the time. The Stars won the game, 5-2.

Jets coach Scott Arniel took issue with the officials’ interpretation of the rule that allowed Petrovic.

"The rule states that if the puck gets kicked, if it hits a body or a stick of anybody else other than the goaltender, it counts as a goal. It hit our goaltender’s stick and went in the net. That is no goal," Arniel said. "So they said that Helly propelled the puck in, and I haven’t seen the word propelled in the rulebook."

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, #37, lays by the net as Dallas Stars' Sam Steel, #18, and the rest of the line celebrate a goal scored by Alexander Petrovic, in pile against the boards, in the third period of Game 3 of a