APP ONLY: Quirky rule?

CHICAGO -- At first glance, Flyers defenseman Braydon Coburn turned in a decent statistical outing in Sunday's win over the Blackhawks: a plus-2 rating with a team-high 5 hits, one blocked shot and two shots on goal.

But Coburn was charged with covering the puck in the Flyers' crease during a scrum in the third period, which resulted in Marian Hossa's penalty shot goal.

"I don't know what happened," Coburn said. "I was just trying to get the puck out of the crease. Going through it in my mind, I was just swimming on the ice, flailing my arms."

Defensemen aren't allowed to close their hand on the puck - and that's the way it should be. But shouldn't Coburn have been charged with a minus since the play resulted in a goal?

What do you think?