OTTAWA — What started as a hilariously memorable goal turned into a nightmare turning point for the Utah Mammoth on Sunday in Ottawa.

Jack McBain fell backward into the crease and sat down right in front of the Senators’ goal when a puck appeared right in front of him. He swiped it toward the net, and a deflection off the goalie helped it cross the line to tie the game at 3-3 just 22 seconds into the third period.

Ottawa challenged the goal, however, and the referees decided that McBain interfered with the goalie and therefore disallowed the equalizing goal. Three minutes later, the Senators scored their fourth and final goal of the night to seal a 4-2 win over Utah.

The disallowed goal and continued inability to score a 6-on-5 goal late in games handed the Mammoth their third loss in a

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