In 2014, a curious thing happened during a regular season bout between the Boston Bruins and Columbus Blue Jackets. One that would be...controversial, to say the least. It goes like this:
After Dougie Hamilton (Then-Bruin) takes a shot that gets blocked by his own teammate that deflects up and into the protective netting, play continues as if it had been suspended in mid-air for about two seconds, as it bounces right in front of Curtis McElhinney and was picked up by the Jackets and brought up ice. Nothing comes of it, but a full minute or so of semi-uninterrupted play comes in what should’ve been a face-off in the other end, and as the period winds down.