Devils' Zach Parise explains Stanley Cup 'Hand of God' attempt New Jersey forward Zach Parise, left, tries to direct the puck into the net before falling down and batting the puck across the goal line during Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Kings. The goal was disallowed. Bruce Bennett / Getty Images / May 30, 2012 By Helene Elliott June 1, 2012, 7:19 p.m. International soccer had its "Hand of God" goal by Argentina's Diego Maradona in the quarterfinals of the 1986 World Cup tournament. The Stanley Cup Final might have had a "Hand of Zach" goal if not for a vigilant referee and the NHL's video replay equipment. The score was 1-1 and the New Jersey Devils were buzzing around the Kings' net early in the third period of Game 1 when forward Zach Parise, prone on the ice, gathered the puck with his left hand and tossed it over the goal line and past Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick. Referee Dan O'Halloran immediately waved it off, but it was reviewed just to be sure, in accordance with standard procedure. Maradona got away with it, but Parise didn't. The no-goal call was ruled to be correct, leaving a slightly chagrined Parise to explain what happened. "I saw the puck was going behind the net so I tried to keep it alive," he said Friday, unable to resist laughing. I couldn't get my stick and I knew none of our guys could put it in at that point. Did he really think no one would see? "Maybe the video review wasn't working or something," he said jokingly. I was just trying to keep it alive. I didn't have anything. I was just trying to sneak it in.