"The shoe-in: Stars vs. Sabres June 1999
The Dallas Stars took home a tarnished Stanley Cup when Brett Hull scored the winning goal—in triple overtime—with his skate planted firmly and illegally in the crease. Although a replay rule was in place, officials mysteriously declined to review the goal. “Man in the crease, puck is definitely out of the crease—you can’t explain that one to me,” said iced Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff. Despite numerous TV replays revealing the obvious infraction, NHL supervisor of officials Bryan Lewis coolly explained that the play had been reviewed and upheld through the use of a mystical, top-secret “camera angle from down low that is mounted inside the net and not even available to television.” Or anybody else who asked to see it."
It still pains me.
We got the same "we have a camera that shows the goal" the very next year in the playoffs when Philadelphia put a puck in the net through a HOLE IN THE SIDE OF IT.
Replays showed the puck go through the net...but the league claimed their angle showed it score legally.
That's a miracle of a camera they have there.