There's a memo that allows the on-ice officials to let questionable Sabres goals stand, as long as a certain set of conditions are met.
1. The game must be absolutely meaningless, i.e. the Sabres may not be in a position where they can either move into a playoff position, or stop certain other teams from moving into said playoff position.
2. These teams are Boston, Montreal, Toronto, any team with Sydney Crosby on the roster, and if the goal is scored against the Flyers, the Flyers.
3. The goal must under NO CIRCUMSTANCES happen in a playoff game.
If any of said conditions are NOT met, the goal must be called off immiediately, preferrably without any explanation or review, and an automatic game misconduct must be handed out to John Scott.