NHL general managers zero in on goaltender interference and other coach’s challenges

By Canadian Press on March 17, 2025.

MANALAPAN, Fla. (AP) — Video review, particularly coach’s challenges for goaltender interference, took center stage Monday at the NHL general managers’ annual spring meeting.

GMs were shown roughly 70 clips of goals challenged this season for interference, offside or a missed stoppage, such as the puck hitting the protective netting, a hand pass or a high stick. The aim was to explain what the league standards are for goalie interference and to educate all 32 organizations on how the process works.

That is because goalie interference challenges are at their highest point in the six seasons the current system has been in place: 105 through 1,048 games, with 60 of the calls successfully overturned — also the largest percentage since 2019-20.

With a month left to go in the regular season before the playoffs begin and races for the final few spots expected to go down to the wire, all aspects of video review are under the microscope.

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Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press