NHL's Stadium Series event ends in major controversy.

The National Hockey League put on an incredible event on Saturday when they traveled to the state of Ohio as part of the ongoing Stadium Series tradition, this time for a game between the Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets at the world famous Ohio Stadium, or better known simply as The Shoe.

It would prove to be a wonderful event and the product on the ice would deliver as well with a back and forth game between the hometown Blue Jackets and the visiting Red Wings, but unfortunately it was a great game that would be mired in controversy due to the league's officiating, a regular topic of criticism among the NHL's fan base.

This time it would be the Detroit Red Wings who were left furious after what appeared to be a rather blatant missed call on what would prove to be the eventual game winning goal for the Blue Jackets. During the final minutes of the game's third period, Justin Danforth would split the Red Wings defense before scoring what looked like a beautiful goal to put the game away.

Here's the replay:

Unfortunately when looking at the replay it looks like the way Danforth managed to split the Red Wings defense was by hitting one of the defenders, Red Wings defenseman Simon Edvinsson, right in the face with his stick. Needless to say the Red Wings were not happy that this went uncalled, bringing the game to a close on a rather sour note.

What perhaps has fueled most of the resentment towards the officials however is the fact that, based on the video replay, at least two of the officials appeared to be in position and staring right at the play as it all went down.

There were hundreds of angry comments on social media following the goal itself as well as the game, with fans in Detroit feeling as though they were robbed of a great game.

A great night that was unfortunately spoiled by a problem that has become all too common in the National Hockey League.