There are moments in a National Hockey League (NHL) game that you will never experience again, and that was the case with Monday night's game between the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Avalanche. Colorado.
At 7:12 of the second period, the referees called two penalties for having too many men on the ice at the same time. There was confusion among both teams, but also among the television announcers in view of this almost unprecedented situation.
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In fact, according to The Athletic reporter Michael Russo, it has only happened eight times in NHL history. On November 30, 2006, the Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers benches were penalized for having too many men on the ice.
After this double fault, both teams left the ice to decide the shootout one-on-one. Valeri Nichushkin was the only goalscorer of the session and enabled the “Avs” to win 4-3.
On the return, Brad Marchand scored a brace and John Beecher rounded out the scoring for the Bruins. Mikko Rantanen, Logan O'Connor and Sam Malinski caused a stir for Colorado.