Last night, the Rangers headed to Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena for a Saturday night game. However, before the game started, a major screw up in the arena had occurred, leaving the lights at one end of the rink much dimmer than the other end.
Of course, this wouldn't be fair to play a traditional three periods in, as the dimmer end is more difficult for goalies, so the NHL decided to switch ends every 10 minutes to make it fair.
The weird and unique situation was actually fun for some players like Artemi Panarin, who explained to the media that he enjoyed playing in the darker side of the arena since it was easier to score. He credited his two goals to the darkness.
While every arena goes through its hiccups, hopefully, the lights can stay on in Seattle for the rest of the year.
