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When technical difficulties interrupted the U.S. nationwide anthem forward of Monday night time’s sport between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres, the followers in Scotiabank Arena picked up the slack.
Just forward of puck drop in Toronto, singer Natalie Morris sung the primary few notes of the American nationwide anthem earlier than realizing her microphone wasn’t working. Morris tried one other mic, however that one malfunctioned as effectively.
Instead of sitting in awkward silence, the Canadian followers determined to assist Morris out and sing the remainder of the U.S. anthem. The crowd then gave itself a well-deserved spherical of applause earlier than Morris started singing “O Canada” with a working microphone.
In the sport itself, the Maple Leafs jumped out to an early 2-0 lead earlier than the Sabres mounted a comeback for a 4-3 win.
That was not the primary time that Maple Leafs followers have sung the U.S. nationwide anthem after a microphone went haywire. In November 2014, followers in Toronto accomplished “The Star-Spangled Banner” when the sound minimize out forward of a sport towards the Nashville Predators.
When the Maple Leafs visited the Predators a number of months later, the Nashville fan base returned the favor.
