I have NEVER seen this in an NHL game

It’s been a tough year for Joonas Korpisalo and the Ottawa Senators as a whole. They had given up a goal on the first or 2nd shot of the game 20 times this season and had done it in their last 3 games in a row and after a 4 3 loss to New Jersey Saturday, they were officially eliminated from the playoffs coming into last nights matchup against the Washington Capitals. While they ALMOST gave up a goal on the first shot again, Chychrun was able to block an open net to avoid it. However, while they didn't scored on with the first shot, they did, once again get scored on with the Capitals 2nd shot. But like a sign from the Hockey Gods, during play suddenly the Sun blinded Korpisalo! This, at an indoor hockey game. It was something I have never personally seen in an NHL game and the odds of it happening the day before a Solar Eclipse are pretty insane. As for the game, it was a good one that saw the Senators come back to push it to overtime. I cover it all in todays NHL hockey video!

#NHL #highlights #hockey #ottawasenators #washingtoncapitals

[Slankysausage]

Tkachuk would try to fight the sun LMAO

[kevinstull]

Too bad the arena dj couldn't play the song Blinded By the Light during the stoppage of play. That trolling would have been epic 😂.

[xxxxSTxxxx]

The sun was assessed a 2 minute minor to be served behind the moon.

[Oscarwsh]

“New level of home ice advantage” Wouldn’t be surprised if they add a retractable roof for a 1pm start :/

[wilfig]

The Sun was given a major, and ejected from the game.

[dalehalliday]

I remember a game from Buffalo in April or May way back, maybe 30 years ago, where there was extensive fog in the arena. They had to stop the game and get all the players on the ice skating around to stir up the air and clear the fog.

[tytn]

In all the years that I watched Hockey Night in Canada, I've never seen a game halted because of interference from the sun coming through a window and blinding a goal-tender. I guess the positive from this is that it will feature on many a high-"light" video!

[themanhands]

Lip reading ref as he looks into the bright light, "Oh, yeah. That's bright."

[ryanm]

Tbh I thought the goalie were always in the spotlight

[LocalCretin]

Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night

[estellegrignon]

To be fair, Korpi's golden mask looks even better with the light reflecting directly on it ✨️

[jaysonharris]

The Lord was calling Korpisalo home, but the goalie denies the request by winning the outcome of the game. Korpisalo was like... No, it is not my time yet I have the game through the bitter end. 😂

[terrygerhart]

I think this is how Stonehenge determines when spring starts.

[DB-lmnj]

As a hockey fan in Northern California, I don’t get much hockey news. Thanks!

[Rockhound]

I guess Capital One Arena doesn't play by hockey rules when it comes to fans. That rule is you're not going to your seat until there's a stoppage in play.

[OviFor]

Last night's game I was hoping Ovi would score. He's picked up the scoring recently though!

[bazscott]

Makes his gold lid look amazing though 😀

[hoo]

We have Caps season tickets at that end of the arena. The afternoon sun can be a serious problem at certain times of year if they don’t keep the curtains between the stands and the concourse closed. Given the difficulty of preventing people from coming and going, you’d think they could install some relatively small shades on the concourse windows to prevent the sun from shining in the problem locations. Maybe use some of the $515 million the city is putting for arena upgrades!

[NadaNada-bgij]

As the cricket World Cup is coming to the states this year and I know how excited you must all be for our weird baseball 😂 we had an ongoing issue at Lancashire cricket club where the sun would stop play! There was a B&Q (Home depot) next to the ground and the sun would reflect off the metal roof! Never experienced it causing issues to an indoor game of any sport however.

[jeffanderson]

Ripping a letter off the board ads....a start in the right direction. Let's see this become a trend.