A CLASSIC snack nearly contributed to a Washington Capitals loss after it found its way on the ice on Tuesday night.
A tray of nachos was tossed onto the ice during the Capitals’ game against the Edmonton Oilers, distracting the goalkeeper enough to let a goal in.
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Goalie Logan Thompson said after the game that he was distracted by the cheesy snack on the ice when the goal snuck past him.
“That’s a first,” Capitals coach Spencer Carbery said.
“We just talked about that in the coaches’ office. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a nachos-on-the-ice National Hockey League game.
“Did they save them? Maybe we can bring them into the locker room.
“I didn’t even notice them, and then guys were yelling, ‘There’s nachos on the ice!
“I was like, ‘I don’t know, can we challenge that?'”
Less than five minutes into the third period, the Oilers stormed down the ice into the zone with the nacho tray.
Winger Corey Perry got a shot off just feet from where the nachos sat and scored, causing many of the Capitals players and Thompson to point at the tray.
Despite the goal, the Capitals still hung on for a 3-2 win.
“I’ve never seen that before. Obviously, I’ve got to play to the whistle. That one’s on me,” Thompson said.
The NHL rulebook covers situations where something is thrown onto the ice.
Rule 63.5 states: “In the event that objects are thrown on the ice that interfere with the progress of the game, the referee shall blow the whistle and stop the play and the puck shall be faced-off at a face-off spot in the zone nearest to the spot where play is stopped.”
The nachos didn’t interfere with anyone’s skating, which is why play wasn’t stopped.
“I didn’t even see them,” Perry said.
“I was focused on the play.”
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a nachos-on-the-ice National Hockey League game.
Capitals coach Spencer Carbery
Thompson didn’t know if the rulebook helped his case, but continued to say that he needed to play through the whistle and not focus on the distraction.
“I saw the guy that threw them. Wasn’t too happy. But credit to him. He got them a goal,” Thompson said.
Even though the Oilers got a goal out of it, the Capitals improved to 32-10-5 on the season with another win.
Thompson’s personal record with the team improved to an incredible 22-2-3.
“In true Caps fashion, he delivers when we need a big save. When we need to preserve the win, he delivers,” Carbery said of Thompson.
