When most of the overhead lights went out during the Washington Capitals’ game against the Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, there was no immediate explanation why. Now we know.
A wind gust caused a nearby electrical circuit to go out for just a second, enough time to knock out the voltage powering the stadium’s lighting, Baltimore Gas and Electric and the Naval Academy athletic department told the Capital-Gazette in Annapolis.
A nor’easter blew through the East Coast last week and temporarily brought into question whether the game would be played at its originally scheduled time.