Re:EBUG: The NHL's emergency backup goalie rule
by ascagnel_ on Wednesday May 04, 2022 @09:48PM
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Pitching in baseball follows a similar rule: the pitcher that gives up the winning run is awarded the loss, the last pitcher to pitch for the winning team is awarded the win.
Re:EBUG: The NHL's emergency backup goalie rule
by banannaise on Thursday May 05, 2022 @11:26AM
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Yep. Ayres, amusingly, got the win because he allowed two goals after coming in with a 3-1 scoreline. (It was 4-1 by the time he allowed a goal.) Foster, holding a lead, never allowed a goal, and thus didn't become the goalie of record.
The implication with Foster seems to be that he came in after this winning goal was scored. Ayres, on the other hand, must have had the winning goal scored while he was on the ice.