Blatant NHL officiating hypocrisy on full display

It may give fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs a serious case of PTSD to have to revisit this notorious incident from Game 7 of last season's 1st round matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning, but the NHL officiating which has been as inconsistent as it could possibly be was once again on full display during yesterday's game at Ball Arena in Denver.

First things first, let's revisit the incident. The would-be tying goal by Leafs captain John Tavares in the second period of Game 7 against the Bolts was called off thanks to an interference penalty to defenseman Justin Holl. The replay shows that Holl essentially set a pick, similar to typical basketball defense, on Anthony Cirelli. 

The exact same play occurred during yesterday's game between the defending champion Colorado Avalanche and the visiting Detroit Red Wings. Forward Nathan MacKinnon set a pick on Detroit forward David Perron, allowing defenseman Cale Makar to skate untouched into the slot and deposit the puck past goaltender Ville Husso. 

Why wasn't this goal called back despite the exact same circumstances? Wouldn't a rather innocuous goal during a regular season matchup carry far more weight than a tying goal in a Game 7 of a postseason series? 

This wasn't even the only example of inconsistency during yesterday's game, as an Avalanche goal was allowed to stand despite Husso being blatantly interfered with; we've seen goals called back countless times for infractions that were far less egregious. 

The NHL certainly has an officiating consistency problem, and it was once again on full display.