College hockey game thrown into chaos as lights turn off in arena during pivotal moment of OT

A bizarre concern occurred during a men’s assemblage hockey crippled betwixt the UConn Huskies and the Massachusetts Minutemen.

The Huskies and Minutemen were successful the midst of an overtime play aft being tied 3-3 successful regularisation astatine the Mullins Center successful Hadley, Massachusetts. The Minutemen tried to get 1 past the Huskies’ goaltender, but were denied.

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Joey Muldowney #8 of the UConn Huskies skates against the Maine Black Bears successful the 2nd play during NCAA men's hockey successful the Hockey East Championship astatine TD Garden connected March 21, 2025 successful Boston, Massachusetts. (Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images)

It started a Huskies break. Huskies defenseman Kai Janviriya guided the puck backmost down the crystal and was getting acceptable to perchance nonstop his squad location with a victory.

However, arsenic helium got into Massachusetts’ zone, the lights successful the arena turned off.

No squad scored successful the overtime period. The Huskies and Minutemen went into a shootout and Massachusetts was capable to prime up a constituent successful the shootout circular aft 7 rounds.

The Massachusetts Minutemen basal successful a enactment earlier a crippled against the Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks during NCAA men's hockey astatine the Tsongas Center connected Jan. 27, 2023 successful Lowell, Massachusetts. (Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images)

UConn had a 3-2 pb successful the 3rd play erstwhile Jake Percival scored aboriginal successful the framework pursuing a powerfulness play. But UMass responded with the equalizer from guardant Jack Musa.

Massachusetts goaltender Michael Hrabal earned the archetypal prima of the crippled arsenic helium had 50 saves successful the win.

Pucks staked spelling retired Ohio are placed connected the Ohio State Buckeyes seat earlier a men's assemblage hockey crippled betwixt the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Michigan State Spartans connected Feb. 27, 2026 astatine Munn Ice Arena successful East Lansing Michigan. (Joseph Weiser/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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Massachusetts was capable to amended to 12-9-1 with 37 points connected the year. UConn fell to 11-8-3 with 38 points. The 2 teams beryllium successful 4th and 3rd spot respectively successful the Hockey East conference. Providence is starring the league with a 17-5-1 grounds and 51 points.

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