▁Al ▁Stra chan ▁of ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Sun ▁wrote , ▁" There ▁should ▁have ▁been ▁no ▁controvers y ▁what so ever . ▁When ▁H ull ▁first ▁k icked ▁the ▁re bound ▁on ▁to ▁his ▁stick , ▁he ▁had ▁neither ▁foot ▁in ▁the ▁cre ase . ▁At ▁the ▁instant ▁he ▁k icked ▁the ▁pu ck , ▁he ▁became ▁in ▁control ▁of ▁it . ▁It ▁was ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁follow - through ▁of ▁that ▁kick ▁that ▁his ▁left ▁foot ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁cre ase ." ▁Buff alo ▁sports ▁fans , ▁who ▁have ▁suffered ▁through ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁biggest ▁mis fortun es ▁in ▁sports ▁history ▁( such ▁as ▁" W ide ▁Right " ▁and ▁" Music ▁City ▁Mi racle "), ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁game ▁as ▁" No ▁Go al ," ▁a ▁phrase ▁still ▁used ▁in ▁western ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁this ▁day , ▁even ▁having ▁b um per ▁stick ers ▁saying ▁the ▁phrase . ▁The ▁rule ▁was ▁changed ▁for ▁the ▁following ▁season , ▁allowing ▁players ▁to ▁be ▁inside ▁the ▁go alt ender ' s ▁cre ase ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁inter f ere ▁with ▁the ▁goal ie . ▁ ▁Player ▁statistics ▁ ▁For wards ▁Note : ▁GP ▁= ▁Games ▁played ; ▁G ▁= ▁Go als ; ▁A ▁= ▁Ass ists ; ▁P ts ▁= ▁Point s ; ▁P IM ▁= ▁Pen alty ▁minutes ▁ ▁* ▁– ▁player ▁was ▁trad ed ▁during ▁season ; ▁stats ▁only ▁include ▁games ▁played ▁with ▁Buff alo ▁ ▁Def ens emen ▁Note : ▁GP ▁= ▁Games ▁played ; ▁G ▁= ▁Go als