Saturday's outdoor game set at Lake Tahoe between the Vegas Golden Knights and Colorado Avalanche was delayed because of brutal ice conditions caused by outdoor hockey's true arch nemesis, the sun.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman made the decision following the opening frame after several players and officials bailed on choppy patches on the ice. The big, bright Lake Tahoe sun made it nearly impossible to keep the surface anywhere near manageable as maintenance workers tried over and over again to patch holes and smooth out the ice.
Ice is not in good shape.