It wasn't called initially, but Dave Jackson, the former NHL referee (now an analyst for ESPN), has just confirmed that a penalty should definitely have been called on this sequence. We've received a lot of questions about this, and here's the answer.

We witnessed a unique sequence last night during the game between the Montreal Canadiens and the New York Rangers. The visiting goalie at the Bell Centre, Jonathan Quick, actually used Juraj Slafkovsky's stick to make a save.

NHL - Sledujte ONLINE prenos zo zápasu Montreal Canadiens - New York Rangers aj s Jurajom Slafkovským na ŠPORT.sk!

24hod.sk - Video: Slafkovský prispel gólom k triumfu Montrealu nad NY Rangers 5:4 pp (video) - Tomáš Tatar vsietil štvrtý gól v sezóne, jeho New Jersey však prehralo s Ottawou 1:2.

Slovenský hokejista Juraj Slafkovský pokračuje v zámorskej NHL vo skvelej forme. V noci z utorka na stredu dal svoj tretí gól v posledných štyroch

Slafkovský do pondelka odohral 43 zápasov základnej časti, v ktorých si pripísal 25 bodov (šesť gólov, 19 asistencií). Je vďaka tomu štvrtý najproduktívnejší hráč Canadiens, ktorý od začiatku kalendárneho roka bodovali v siedmich zápasoch z deviatich štartov.

V akcii bol aj Tomáš Tatar, ktorý vsietil štvrtý gól v sezóne.

Montreal snapped a string of 16 straight games with travel by finding a reserve of energy to come back and beat New York.

Also in this week's notebook, a gaffe early against the Rangers, St. Louis on the early season negativity, Suzuki on Slafkovský's progress.

One was worse, between 1942-45 during World War II. For New York hockey fans, the bizarre saga unfolded after the Rangers won the Stanley Cup in 1940, and finished first two years later, under coach Frank Boucher and general manager Lester Patrick.

Igor Shesterkin made 20 saves, Alexis Lafreniere had a goal and an assist and the Rangers beat the Senators on Tuesday night.

Since returning from a stint on IR, Igor Shesterkin hs played exceptionally well for the New York Rangers in five starts, raising their playoff hopes after a long dismal stretch of poor play.