After four missed penalties, HV's Oliwer Kaski slid forward to Petr Kvaca in the Rögle goal and missed his shot after a clear shooting movement but was quickly there and whipped in the puck that slid forward after the ice. The puck went in between the shin pads of Kvaca who had opened up.
The incident was video reviewed for a long time.
"The HV player shoots the penalty towards the goal, therefore the penalty is over," the referee announced on the ice.
There was upset in the HV camp after the disallowed penalty. Goalkeeper Joni Ortio ironically applauded the referees afterwards.
"I think it's a goal"
"They double-checked with Stockholm and the rule book and they saw his finish as a penalty. I think the movement is still moving forward. I don't know the rule book, but as soon as you have control and the puck goes forward, I think it's a goal, said HV defenseman Anton Strålman to TV4 Play.
"When they got 3-4, we got a little starry-eyed and stopped skating fully," he says of the development of the game.
When Kaski's penalty was disallowed, only Rögle's Linus Sandin remained after five missed attempts. He took off and lifted in a backhand, a neat penalty among a host of failed attempts.
HV dropped four points against Rögle during the match
"I had made up my mind beforehand and tried to get some speed. It was incredibly nice to see it go in. We do a good third period and nice to get two points, says the match winner Sandin to TV4 Play.
When HV was in the lead, they caught up with Rögle in twelfth place on safe ground in the table. But now they dropped another point and are four points behind in 13th place.