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

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A bizarre situation occurred during a men’s college hockey game between the UConn Huskies and theMassachusetts Minutemen.

The Huskies and Minutemen were in the midst of an overtime period after being tied 3-3 in regulation at the Mullins Center in Hadley, Massachusetts.The Minutemen tried to get one past the Huskies’ goaltender, but were denied.

Joey Muldowney #8 of the UConn Huskies skates against the Maine Black Bears in the second period during NCAA men’s hockey in the Hockey East Championship at TD Garden on March 21, 2025, in Boston, Massachusetts.(Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images)

It started a Huskies break.Huskies defensemanKai Janviriya guided the puck back down the ice and was getting ready to possibly send his team home with a victory.

However, as he got into Massachusetts’ zone, the lights in the arena turned off.

No team scored in the overtime period.The Huskies and Minutemen went into a shootout and Massachusetts was able to pick up a point in the shootout round after seven rounds.

The Massachusetts Minutemen stand in a line before a game against the Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks during NCAA men’s hockey at the Tsongas Center on Jan.27, 2023 in Lowell, Massachusetts.(Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images)

UConn had a 3-2 lead in the third period when Jake Percival scored early in the frame following a power play.But UMass responded with the equalizer from forward Jack Musa.

Massachusetts goaltender Michael Hrabal earned the first star of the game as he had 50 saves in the win.

Pucks staked spelling out Ohio are placed on the Ohio State Buckeyes bench before a men’s college hockey game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Michigan State Spartans on Feb.27, 2026 at Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing, Michigan.(Joseph Weiser/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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Massachusetts was able to improve to 12-9-1 with 37 points on the year.UConn fell to 11-8-3 with 38 points.The two teams sit in fourth and third place respectively in the Hockey East conference.Providence is leadingthe conference with a 17-5-1 record and 51 points.

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