▁a ▁game ▁mis con duct , ▁despite ▁neither ▁of ▁them ▁seeing ▁the ▁inf raction . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁penalty , ▁the ▁Golden ▁Kn ights ▁were ▁leading ▁ 3 – 0 ▁with ▁just ▁over ▁ten ▁minutes ▁remaining . ▁However , ▁the ▁Sh arks ▁would ▁score ▁four ▁un answer ed ▁goals ▁on ▁the ▁en su ing ▁five - min ute ▁power ▁play . ▁When ▁a ▁major ▁penalty ▁is ▁called , ▁the ▁entire ▁penalty ▁must ▁be ▁served , ▁regardless ▁of ▁how ▁many ▁goals ▁are ▁scored . ▁The ▁Sh arks ▁eventually ▁won ▁the ▁game ▁ 5 – 4 ▁in ▁over time , ▁elimin ating ▁the ▁Golden ▁Kn ights . ▁According ▁to ▁Golden ▁Kn ights ▁general ▁manager ▁George ▁Mc P he e , ▁the ▁league ▁called ▁him ▁days ▁after ▁their ▁elim ination ▁to ▁apolog ize ▁for ▁the ▁call , ▁and ▁ref ere es ▁Eric ▁F url att ▁and ▁Dan ▁O ' H all or an ▁did ▁not ▁offici ate ▁another ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁play offs . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁ 2 0 1 9 – 2 0 ▁season , ▁E ak in ▁strugg led ▁to ▁produce ▁off ens ively ▁with ▁the ▁Golden ▁Kn ights ▁pos iting ▁just ▁ 1 0 ▁points ▁through ▁ 4 1 ▁games . ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁E ak in ▁was ▁trad ed ▁by ▁the ▁Golden ▁Kn ights ▁to ▁his ▁h omet own ▁W inn ip eg ▁J ets ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁a ▁ 2