ESPN cuts away from crucial closing seconds of Rangers-Hurricanes playoff game: 'Absolutely terrible'

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The New York Rangers were on the power play with less than a minute to go in a tied playoff game, then suddenly, ESPN went black.

After a brief pause, hockey was back on the television, but it was not the Rangers and Carolina Hurricanes.

Instead, with the power play still ongoing, ESPN went to the Western Conference playoffs and showed warmups of the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche game.

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Igor Shesterkin, #31 of the New York Rangers, blocks the puck during the third period against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game Two of the Second Round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Madison Square Garden on May 7, 2024 in New York City. (Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images)

Someone apparently realized the huge error, and the Rangers and Hurricanes were back on rather quickly.

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However, it was enough time for hockey fans to go into total panic mode.

Thankfully for all interested, they did not miss much, and the game went into overtime.

However, it was not the last time ESPN made a crucial mistake. In the first overtime period, ESPN showed graphics along the boards that the Hurricanes had scored a game-winning goal despite the shot being saved by Igor Shesterkin, but they were quickly taken off.

Igor Shesterkin, #31 of the New York Rangers, blocks a shot from Seth Jarvis, #24 of the Carolina Hurricanes, during the third period in Game Two of the Second Round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Madison Square Garden on May 7, 2024 in New York City. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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