Bizarre scene unfolds during last night's Oilers-Capitals game as something unexpected hits the ice
During last night's Oilers-Capitals game, Edmonton managed to score a very bizarre goal with the help of something totally unexpected laying on the ice.
Corey Perry has 437 goals in his brilliant NHL career, but Tuesday night's tally might be one he never forgets.
Early in the third, down 3-1 to the Washington Capitals, Leon Draisaitl found a clean pass to Perry, and the veteran was in alone to shoot home his eighth of the year, cutting the deficit to one.
Perry gets assisted by an order of nachos
But in an instant, attention shifted from Perry's expert one-timer past Capitals goalie Logan Thompson to something strange on the ice, a scattered order of nachos.
Mystery nachos had fallen near where Perry released his shot, and Thompson gestured toward the mess.
Social media immediately blew up with cheesy puns. Even Oilers reporter Gene Principe got in on the action with one of the night's better jokes.
«That was a jalapeno for Capitals Logan Thompson to stop. Nobody is going to tell Edmonton Oilers Corey Perry that's Nacho goalI know, cheesy.»
- Gene Principe
- Gene Principe
Despite Perry's effort, Edmonton fell 3-2, as Alex Ovechkin and the Metropolitan Division-leading Capitals had the final laugh, or chip, as some might say.
Throwing objects on the ice surface at hockey games is really nothing new, however, it does add to the bizarre history: Fans have really thrown everything imaginable from hats to tennis balls, and even a chicken that was alive, onto the playing surface.
Still, heaving rink nachos isn't exactly inexpensive. Rogers Place is known for their very pricey concessions, with a beer and hot-dog combo reportedly coming in at a whopping $20 CAD.
Purposely wasting nachos, even as a joke, could actually be painful to some people's wallets. But while acts like this usually get all the headlines, they also show the weird ways that fans interact with the game from the exterior side of the boards.
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