‘”We all knew that they had changed the rule, but obviously the NHL decided they weren’t going to tell anybody but the teams. … They changed the rule to say if you have control in the crease, you can score the goal, and that’s exactly what it was,” Hull said. “But nobody knows that. You can tell people that a million time and they just will not listen.”‘
Controversial 'no goal' still haunts the Sabres and their fans 26 years later
Source: WGRZ-TV