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The Penguins’ own goal made even worse by what happened afterwards

The Penguins scored on themselves this week in the third period against Arizona while awaiting a touch up for a delayed penalty. It was a moment instantly burned into the memory of all for one of the more weird, embarrassing, unfortunate, (you pick the adjective) moments in NHL history.

Turns out that things only got worse from there. Scouting the Refs noticed that the referees handled things improperly after the goal. Hey, in that strange situation they didn’t know how to handle it any more than the Pens did.

While the Pens' mistake on their own goal vs.