Confusion Ensues As Two Pucks End Up In Play In Minnesota

[@fromulus]

That's the first time in 30 years of watching hockey for me.

[@trvman1]

and now Finland came claim a "first" in NHL history :)

[@mcfly7]

I once saw a fan that threw a puck on ice during play.

[@fromulus]

@@mcfly7 before I watched it that was my guess as to what happened.

[@killa2488]

first time in 31 years for me

[@jamedlock83]

lmao, same. . i've only been watchin hockey since 2000. . . . That's a first for me........There's always a first for everything though bud.

[@Roof_Pizza]

First I thought some yahoo threw one on the ice, then I thought it was a leftover from the warm up, never seen this one before.

[@teuvodogg]

Something similiar happened at Rangers - Senators playoff game like a decade ago.

[@Combatpzman]

@@teuvodoggAlso in the 94 Rangers/Vancouver series a fan threw a puck on the ice, IIRC.

[@asterhogan1]

Ah yes, the new multi puck rule. I’m glad the NHL is bringing new ideas to the game.

[@Torgo1969]

A new format for overtime?

[@JohnDoe-ku4jj]

You can say hockey has an analog to pinball, let smarter people than me apply some crazy rules

[@JiihaaS]

​@@Torgo1969every minute they throw in a new puck 😂

[@D-Fens_1632]

I say try it during the all star celebrations.

[@JeremyCuddles]

Bettman thinks the game needs more goals. More pucks means more goals. Gotta love the outside the box thinking.

[@Jens95]

Watched it from the stands and still don't know how it was there in the first place 😅

[@samweller96]

When Kaprizov shot the puck over the net, the play was blown dead, as it hit the net. It then fell toward the back of the goal, and no one picked it up. So it just sat there for a while, until Rossi found it and put it in the net.

[@jump312]

haha was everyone just yelling because they noticed it or what was the crowd like?? lmao

[@rockinmel1]

@@jump312 I think everyone wanted the goal to count.

[@diegobordones2106]

I was wondering why you didn’t upload yet

[@Felale]

You can see it fall down behind the net after the shot and the stoppage in play. 0:10

[@aaronl19]

I love how Rossi just casually puts the puck in the net and goes to back check like absolutely nothing is wrong

[@lknight1266]

cause he knew that puck he put in was not the puck in play. He could see both when he came around the back of the net after missing

[@AlbertLivingstone]

If hockey was more like basketball

[@BaconNationChannel]

yeah, its as if he wanted the puck of the play. thats one way to do it lol.

[@JarradBruessel32]

How come no one bothered to see where the puck went? Lmfao

[@anciltom7098]

😂

[@Torgo1969]

Pretty bad job by the refs and announcers, IMHO.

[@sinodanotsnhoj625]

@@Torgo1969 announcers dont see the same feed as us, they see a bunch of them so they couldve not been lookin there. refs tho...

[@Torgo1969]

@@sinodanotsnhoj625 Fair enough. Good point.

[@ObscureReference9]

they get caught in the netting all the time.

[@brianshaughnessy4020]

Reminds me of the movie The Naked Gun when Leslie Nielsen is working undercover as an umpire and he throws a bunch of baseballs up in the air on a pop fly to keep the inning going.

[@ViktorMarcus31]

ah yes Enrico Palazzo.....lol

[@MrBoDiggety]

Surely you can't be serious.

[@KandiKlover]

@@MrBoDiggetyI am. And don’t call me Shirley.

[@Jedalgo]

this has got to be one of the the funniest things I've ever seen in hockey lmao😂

[@Uncle_Troy]

This should be a concept for new OT rules: make overtime 5-on-5 with a shootout, but put two pucks on the ice at once for the entire period.

[@hyspeed140]

It's a safety issue. Hockey equipment is most effective at protecting the players from one direction. You want to minimize situations where players are facing away from the direction of fire. It's a dangerous sport and part of what keeps players safe is awareness.

[@philojudaeusofalexandria9556]

@@hyspeed140 Yeah - you need to be aware of both pucks if you don't want to get hurt.

[@notowie7024]

No

[@rossrobertson674]

How bout 3vs3 but each side can only use their team's mascot, a random fan, and the back-up goalie 😂

[@t2av159]

thats dumb

[@onelove1968]

Let's try playing one period with 2 pucks just to appreciate the chaos.

[@Sarando1]

That’s some really lazy reffing there. How does no one see the puck on the ice behind the net?

[@markiv2942]

Because nobody went to look for it. So stupid.

[@michaelshay3157]

I was at the game, I had no idea what happened. Glad I found out!

[@williewalker8048]

There's even a goal judge sitting behind the net and 20,000 potential eye balls in the building. That's an Oops!

[@rockinmel1]

They did away with the human goal judges several years ago. Now it's a guy in the booth, and Toronto makes sure it crossed the line. Woulda never happened if they were still there though.

[@williewalker8048]

@@rockinmel1 Thanks for the heads up. I know they go to Toronto, the center of the universe, for decisions...I guess some old codger is out of free seasons tickets now...

[@Snakerjaker]

This is what Steve's dang-its was made for.

[@gregoryfagan2835]

There isn't a goal judge anymore. You should graduate past the first lockout of the 90's

[@ryanmussell739]

Bro. Did you drive your horse and buggey to the game ? They got rid of goal judges in 2004.

[@crystal.starr0]

U just knew ppl behind the net in the stands were just waiting 👀🍿

[@cheekydemon6131]

You gotta have lightning fast reaction to be able to stop 2 wild pucks!!

[@Andy-oz7bj]

I see what you did there!

[@unrevoked7137]

Who here clicked on this hoping it was a fan who threw a puck onto the ice lol

[@markiv2942]

That was second option right after the option that the puck is on the netting and nobody is aware of it. Didn't expect it to be sitting on ice.

[@KirbyQwop]

The way he says beats Vasilevskiy at the end 😂 dude Vasy was busy watching the real play going on, he didn’t try to save against Rossi

[@DukeParkes444]

It’s the wild Bally sports commentator he’s a huge homer

[@joshsnyder4868]

lol that was 100% tongue in cheek, check your self

[@D-Fens_1632]

Who was the ref, Frank Drebin?

[@not2tired]

Angel Hernandez

[@sturmovik1274]

You know a clip is good when it has TWO Naked Gun comments in the top 10.

[@AB-ez4rm]

Joe Biden

[@hyuganeji85]

That's wild...

[@Jedalgo]

badum ts

[@dumpybear8664]

Love the green and yellow Sota jerseys

[@badm0t0rf1ng3r]

Honestly this should be a new game mode. Hockey needs more CHAOS.

[@InchonDM]

I almost suspect Rossi lost track of the live puck in the scramble behind the net, and only saw the dead one when he reoriented himself since the live one went rocketing out the other side. So he picks up the dead puck immediately and scores a bewilderingly easy goal.

[@sturmovik1274]

You know he's gonna hear about that "goal" from his teammates at least the rest of the year.

[@adopal27]

"Beats Vasilevskiy" LMAO like he had any clue it was even happening

[@Cinerary]

They literally beat him tho… 2nd time in 2 weeks they handed him an L 😂 Sorry bud 😢

[@adopal27]

@@Cinerary you misinterpreted what I said and sound completely butt hurt about something.

[@Cinerary]

@@adopal27 nah I didn’t misinterpret. You were making fun of the language the announcer said, he obviously knew Vasilevskiy wasn’t paying attention, he was being tongue in cheek, so you look like an idiot off the bat. And the Wild beat him & Tampa twice in regulation in 2 weeks, so maybe it doesn’t matter if he pays attention or not. Cope more

[@beerleaguehero]

Never seen that before 😂

[@tyraelhermosa]

Dude's going "I scored; why isn't anyone paying attention!?"

[@lilpigboy]

The best part is he could clearly see where the real puck went as he came around the net, and still said fk it lets score with this bonus puck lmao

[@sturmovik1274]

You know he's gonna hear about that "goal" from his teammates at least the rest of the year.

[@williamhrivnak7345]

Imagine how gaslit the goalie must’ve felt before they figured out what happened

[@dalriada]

I’m surprised this doesn’t happen more often tbh.

[@EthanOneill-ey3gp]

I never seen that before in my life

[@peperle]

I've seen enough hockey clips compilations to know this has already happened at least once in a Ottawa v Rangers game like 12 years ago 😂 props to Rossi for continuing to play even though he must've been confused as heck

[@pkzammy666]

That's so cool, puck hit the net. Stayed in the air long enough everyone stopped paying attention to it, as it found a nice little hole to hide in behind the net.

[@DonBrodkaJr]

Let's not give ESPN any new ideas to try and ruin hockey!

[@richardthompson6366]

Everyone distracted by those awesome Minnesota uniforms.

[@danbaker300]

I've seen one other clip of something like this before, but that time the extra puck was sitting on the back of the net almost tucked under the padding on the bottom of it. How do you miss an extra just sitting there on the ice?

[@stormykeep9213]

Just like in the arcade...The moment you get the "two puck play" triggered in air hockey! Love it!

[@squatch545]

The old hockey saying....keep your eye on the puck (s)

[@XcSNIPERcX]

if you pause at 0:10 or so you can see the puck fall behind the net, i saw it first time viewing this video at full speed, i thought everyone else noticed it too lol

[@russell-di8js]

As our Great comic here in the Uk Tommy Cooper used to say >> "Not like that, like this!!"

[@peterjensen6844]

I'm legit hearing the "MMMMMULTI BALL" yell from the old pinball machine my dad had.

[@QSaranis]

Evidence officials are blind!

[@TiggaTrey]

yup the refs are awful...

[@zachreese6540]

You should go show them how it's done

[@Keon753]

To be fair. No player noticed. Vasi, who's net area it is, didn't ever notice, No fans seemed to notice, and seemed just as confused, and even announcers and video replay guys didn't notice and had to hunt for it. Everyone missed it. Everyone. This is just one of those 1 in ten million moments.

[@UTU49]

@@Keon753 There might have been a couple of fans behind the net, screaming their heads off... to no avail.

[@MewtwoStruckBack]

This should be how the last two minutes of each game are played. Two pucks on the ice, if one goes in the goal a ref immediately throws another one down at center ice, just an absolute frenzy of possible scoring chances.

[@stevedave3337]

Refs responsibility to ensure no extra pucks on the ice. Shoupd never even happen in a beer league, let alone the pros.

[@leafan101]

Do you truly believe that with the dozens and dozens of games played every week and the thousands of games played a year that little mistakes like this won't eventually happen, even with diligent and well-trained réf crews ? Give me a break. This wasn't even error that actually ended up mattering for the outcome of a game. Just a complete fluke.

[@TiggaTrey]

@@leafan101 bro they get paid good money to be decent refs and they cant do something so simple? theres 0 excuse for this 😂😂😂

[@HomerErectus]

@@TiggaTreyMistakes happen so often they invented a word for them…mistakes. Even the most highly trained individual will make several mistakes. If you think they don’t, you are….mistaken. Take it easy, homie. Have a good one! ✌️

[@markiv2942]

@@leafan101 Yes I truly believe that professional refs do skake around the net look for the puck if it is shot towards the netting. If you can't do that, you are overpaid lazy fass. It was an ERROR. Then again you are fan of a team that have no idea what Stanley cup is so...

[@Евгений-х5у]

​@@leafan101вы адекватный человек!

[@BOLDBANGER]

was shocked it wasn't thrown on the ice by a fan, i've seen that like 10 times. never seen this happen once.

[@Torgo1969]

Announcers completely missed the drama as it happened. And refs failed to retrieve the puck from the previous play. Not a good look for either the refs or the announcers.

[@matthewoberton1830]

Imagine and random extra puck in overtime to mix things up! 😎

[@Rock_dude32]

I thought it was stuck in the netting and just took awhile to fall down...nah they just didn't see it on the ice LMAO

[@seasoundstudio6129]

How could there not be a stoppage in play when the first puck is out of sight from the officials? This is truly a bazaar play. You don’t just throw another puck down without a whistle.

[@jordanstapleton3180]

I like it. Im starting a two puck league.

[@dawnpoint]

Gonna have to try this in scrimmage tonight

[@melissak2071]

This was crazy to watch live. We thought someone had thrown a puck onto the ice at first. Then thought it had fallen from the netting behind the glass. Even worse; it had just been sitting there the whole time 😂

[@MrWallace484]

It was behind the net

[@JSawmill63]

Smartest Canadian

[@lceBreak3r]

no it was in the neutral zone

[@ThatBallHockeyGoalie]

You can literally see in the beginning where it hit the netting and came back down onto the net lol lmao

[@apointtomake1517]

I did not even know what to look for by saw it drop down and get stuck in the back of the net. Right when the Lightning player starts to skate out of the crease you can see it.

[@whip3733]

1:45 thats some DTS cinematography right there

[@FactsMatter]

Love the "forensic" proof.

[@GrahamEckel]

At 0:10 you can see the first puck drop and bounce into the back of the net

[@tommargarites2811]

Totally lost for words on this.

[@emeraldtaco]

Multipuck? MULTIIIIIIIIIPUCK! BLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERN!

[@jimlahey3919]

I’ve probably only seen about 100 hockey games in my life, and ive never seen this happen

[@benderbendingrodriguez420]

Never in a million years have i seen that kinda thing

[@Swullmark]

Announcer said that like Rossi didn't know what was going on and tried to score, he didn't, Rossi just was getting the puck out in the net (out of the way) so the play could continue

[@nstavola7329]

Years ago during a NYR game a fan threw a puck onto the ice and it skipped into the goal as the Rangers were coming forward. The NY Daily News had a great photo of it but it was during Messier's time there so hard for me to find.

[@ihikebc2295]

This is hilarious! Seriously, just as an experiment, they should try playing with two pucks. Two breakaways at the opposite ends of the rink would be awesome! Whoever scores first gets the goal, play stops, pucks get dropped in the center.

[@rjdaire38]

Rossi knew exactly what was going on. He didn't even celebrate or try to draw that much attention right away. Guess it was a nice try though lol

[@GhostHostMemories]

how did the ref (#20) not see both pucks at the end there?

[@JoTrev1]

I haven’t seen that trick play before

[@CJ0923]

I’ve seen this happen in beer league and that was something. Never thought this would happen in the nhl. lol

[@smasstega406]

Wait.. so what happened afterwards?

[@CrazyDuck4u]

Wtf were the refs doing? Jesus christ..

[@justincowen441]

Think the blame falls on the linesman for this one. They are responsible for dropping pucks after stoppage in plays except at start of game, period start and after a goal is scored.

[@samuelculper4231]

I have always thought the best/worst way to disrupt a game if your team is down in an important game would be to chuck an extra puck or ball into the game 😂

[@AllAmericanGuyExpert]

As a long-time hockey puck manufacturer, I can say that one of those pucks was extra. We call that an extra puck in the biz lingo.

[@josephtedesco8429]

Sort of like when a ball hits the lip of the cup in golf and takes time to fall in!

[@ngarcia103]

Fun fact: Under IIHF rules, if Team A has possession of the puck when a second puck is discovered, play is not stopped until Team B gains possession of the correct puck, or the incorrect puck is played by either team or the two pucks collide.

[@Lsthnbrd]

“Rossi takes advantage of the extra puck and beats Vasilevskiy” 😂

[@elenalexey]

Refs are incredible there.

[@richardcowhig9170]

Seen this once before,it happens!

[@SmileyBill]

Is there no longer a goal judge sitting behind the net that turns on the red light when a goal is scored? I would think it would be in his eyeline to see it. Very strange indeed!

[@agentgumby4418]

I've always been an advocate of a bonus multi-puck round. Like maybe instead of offsetting penalties resulting in 4-on-4, you just play with two pucks for a couple minutes.

[@JustaComment93]

That’s sneaky imagine having a puck up your sleeve?

[@indyrevoly3060]

well you don't see that every day

[@marcsmith741]

It's just like pinball. The puck gets held, and then it's multi-ball. That goal should have been worth 4x!

[@groseillergroseille6690]

I like how's Rossi scored and continued praying like nothing happened

[@petra_kalbrain4426]

Was hoping there was actually a “glitch in the matrix” situation. Oh well. Still 🤣 as F!

[@preyzcruz]

So did the goal count or not?

[@EmitRelevart]

So did the goal by the Minnesota North Stars count?😂

[@S.C.500]

Who else thought a fan threw a puck onto the ice? Lol

[@calebchan2005]

That's home ice advantage right there! Lol 😅

[@GoodMenstruationAttitude]

Did it get stuck on the back of the goal earlier in play? how crazy is that 🤣

[@junemacdonald44]

Just when ya think the refs can’t suck any more, they pull a masterclass like this hahahaha

[@lrba5524]

vassy shoulda had his eyes on. you can't let the puck distract you from the puck as a goalie

[@KEVIN88GT]

The only way I'd be able to score in the NHL....gots to keep working on that wrap around....

[@Kroma1986]

So was it a goal or no?

[@devinaschenbrenner2683]

Did it count?

[@Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y]

Once upon a time, a fan threw a puck into the net at a Canucks game.

[@rds990]

I always thought hockey would be even better with 2 pucks. Think of the strategy involved. How cool would that be ??

[@jessebradley1720]

Can't pay a ref TOO much or they ain't gonna try x D

[@rice2meatu]

0:10 you can see it rolling behind the net haha

[@Richard-od7yd]

I'm a retired Zamboni driver and that is a first for me 😂

[@DrMario-]

NHL is now turning into Pinball. MULTIBALL!

[@mvwoon]

And people complain about the officiating these days.

[@1RickBaja]

watch around :26...dude scored a goal