NHL fans couldn’t believe the refs waved off a huge goal for the Washington Capitals

The Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes are going to a Game 7 after Carolina kept their season alive with a 5-2 win at home Monday night.

But the Capitals and their fans are not happy at all about a controversial call in the third period that took back what looked like was a game-tying goal for Washington.

The refs quickly waved it off after the puck found the back of the net and as the Capitals celebrated what they thought was a goal. After a review the refs the puck was under the goalie’s pads and was pushed in by the Caps.

So the game remained 3-2 and then moments later the Hurricanes all but ended things with a goal that made it 4-2.

But that call changed everything. This sure looked like it should have counted:

"No goal" pic.twitter.com/XnbfzygDe3

— NBC Sports Capitals (@NBCSCapitals) April 23, 2019

Especially when you look at the overhead angle:

An overhead look of the Capitals no-goal pic.twitter.com/Kh02HlIqAx

— Shayna (@hayyyshayyy) April 23, 2019

Alex Ovechkin shared his feelings on the call right after it happened:

Current mood @Capitals pic.twitter.com/Q6GohndR8U

— Chelsea Zicafoose (@czicafoose22) April 23, 2019

And then after the game:

Alex Ovechkin continued on the no goal: "Yeah, I saw the puck. He didn't control. He didn't see it. I don't know what the referee saw. I don't know what his explanation was. It's kind of weird. It's okay. It's over. Move forward. Nothing you can do right now."

— Ian Oland (@ianoland) April 23, 2019

Fans couldn’t believe it:

Wow they got hosed

— susan vavrick (@edit_susan) April 23, 2019

I’m impartial in this game but that was a goal if the ref hadn’t lost sight. That’s the reason they said no goal, not anything about pushing the goalie in. Puck was loose, should be a good goal. Mistake from the ref on ice by losing sight of the puck.

— Nathan Smith (@NathanKyamSmith) April 23, 2019

Whoever made that call in toronto needs to be fired and those refs too, you dont deserve a place in the playoffs with calls like these

— Caps-Canes(3-3)#ALLCAPS (@BoxmanOff) April 23, 2019

About the no-goal https://t.co/Owc0hNyVPx

— RMNB (@russianmachine) April 23, 2019

As an Islanders fan, I honestly thought that was a good goal.

— Billy Launders (@b_launders) April 23, 2019

Most biased officiating I've seen since that Rangers series a few years ago.

— Tim Vandover (@timmyv38) April 23, 2019

Congratulations @nhl for having crappy refs.

— Lauren Dugan (@odu2k7) April 23, 2019

When hurricane fans thought they were getting screwed

— HEY (@Viewamnesia) April 23, 2019

pic.twitter.com/eDpq7AOzJo

— Sophia 🌸 (@perfectlysoph) April 23, 2019

Live footage of the refs reviewing Ovechkin's gaol: pic.twitter.com/ybuXl1yAiq

— Andrew Ng (@Crash_CCCR) April 23, 2019

us to the hockey gods rn: pic.twitter.com/LDXjOCJPox

— NBC Sports Capitals (@NBCSCapitals) April 23, 2019

Felt cute might disallow a @Capitals goal later idk #itwasagoal pic.twitter.com/VPGqFwmOKr

— Travis Paul Rogers (@cbRogers94) April 23, 2019

Lol the refs helped a lot when they tied the game at 2-2 and washed a goal to tie it at 3-3 but yeah the hurricanes forced game 7

— MOalzyoud (@zyoudi31) April 23, 2019