Article 3PF36 Bruins unhappy with Game 4 officiating

Bruins unhappy with Game 4 officiating

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Game 4 between the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning was full of controversy. Brad Marchand's lick stole the headlines, but an apparent missed call that led to Steven Stamkos' game-tying goal for Tampa Bay had some Bruins up in arms.

Here's a look at Stamkos' goal, which came right after Boston's Charlie McAvoy was hauled down by Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov:

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"It was a very blatant grab on (McAvoy's) shoulder," Marchand told reporters postgame, according to Mike Petraglia of CLNS. "It turned into a goal. The missed calls that are costing goals and games, it's unfortunate that they can't get it right, so hopefully they can fix that."

"It looked like he reached around and pulled him down," Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy added in his postgame press conference, via NESN. "Charlie (McAvoy) is a strong guy, but it wasn't called, and it's in our net, and that's that."

Cassidy also took issue with Noel Acciari's third-period hooking penalty.

"It's game after game. I mean, to me, the calls - look at the Acciari penalty, it's unbelievable," the coach said, according to CBS' Michael Hurley. "The league gives you a directive at the start of the year that if you're going to after the stick, you gotta go under the stick and not on the hands, over the top of the hands. (Acciari) goes under the stick a foot from his hands, and you've got a 6-foot-5 guy that I think really sold it.

"And I think the officials have to be on top of that. They've gotta be on top of that call. Because it's not an infraction. He lifted his stick, as he's been directed to do."

The Bruins, now trailing 3-1 in the series, will try to keep their season alive in Game 5 on Sunday at 3 p.m. in Tampa Bay.

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