WATCH: Ryan Lomberg's OT winner for Florida Panthers is chalked off for goalie interference

The first overtime of the Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes East Conference Finals Game 1 raised many questions in the minds of fans after the Panthers' goal was overturned.

Ryan Lomberg scored a beautiful unassisted goal 2:35 into overtime to secure the Panthers' victory in Game 1. However, due to the goalie interference rule, the goal was reviewed and waived off.

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Following the decision, the NHL issued an explanation for the challenge, stating that the decision was made as a result of the Panthers forward Colin White's significant presence in the crease, which resulted in incidental contact with Hurricanes goalie Frederik Andersen, which in turn impaired his ability to reset his position on goal before Ryan Lomberg slotted the puck past him.

The decision was made under Rule 69.1, which says:

"Goals should be disallowed only if: (1) an attacking player, either by his positioning or by contact, impairs the goalkeeper's ability to move freely within his crease or defend his goal."

At the time of the publication of this story, Game 1 between the Florida Panthers and the Carolina Hurricanes is tied at 2-2, moving into the 3rd overtime.

Florida Panthers defeat Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in 4th OT

Florida Panthers v Carolina Hurricanes - Game One

Game 1 between the Panthers and the Carolina Hurricanes was a memorable one that went nearly to seven periods.

The Carolina Hurricanes got off to a great start with Seth Jarvis giving them a 1-0 lead at the 19:48 mark of the first period. Coming into the second period, Aleksander Barkov equalized the even the game 1-1 for the Florida Panthers at the 15:28 mark.

Less than three minutes before the third period, Carter Verhaeghe made it 2-1 for the Panthers after converting an assist from Anthony Duclair into the back of the net with a wrist shot goal. In the third period of the game, Stefan Noesan made a comeback for the Carolina Hurricanes and tied the game at 2-2, forcing overtime.

The game had to be decided into the fourth overtime of the game, with Matthew Tkachuk scoring the winner for the Panthers at the 19:47 mark. Tkachuk spoke to the media after the game and said it was his favorite goal of his life so far.

"Probably my favorite [goal] so far in my life," Tkachuk said. "Big to not let it go to five overtimes there. [Sergei Bobrovsky] played great, everybody followed. Total team effort for two games, basically."

Game 2 between the Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes takes place on Saturday.