During the Ottawa Senators game against the Washington Capitals, netminder Joonas Korpisalo was a victim of circumstance. That created an obvious advantage for the Washington Capitals, as Korpisalo was attempting to guard the goal, something happened.
The goalie was blinded by the sun, which would shine brightly into his face from one of the entrances into the stands.
A bright light consumed Korpisalo's mask, and it would be obvious that he was under duress all the while.
Sunlight was coming into Capital One Arena and was blinding Korpisalo pic.twitter.com/T7kf1q8IcY� B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) April 7, 2024
The officials would also end up victims of the sun, which was determined to interrupt their ability to have a clear vision of the ice.
While no one can accuse the referees of being amazing at their job, this added to an already hilarious, but unfortunate situation for the visiting team.
Korpisalo Shining Brighter Than A Thousand Suns:
He's a god pic.twitter.com/ba6M1IC3ZF� Mr. Tenkrat (@PeterTenkrat) April 7, 2024
Source: Hockey Feed
Capitals blind Joonas Korpisalo using the power of the sun!
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AVRIL 8 | 84 ANSWERS With the power of the sun, the Capitals Blind Joonas Korpisalo Do you think you could have continued in net, as Korpi did? | ||
Yes | 35 | 41.7 % |
No | 49 | 58.3 % |
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