The power went out during the Flyers game Tuesday. Here’s how everyone reacted.
From the teams to the announcers to the fans, everyone had a reaction to the lights going out at the Wells Fargo Center.
A partial power outage at the Wells Fargo Center during the Flyers and Lightning game on Tuesday night. The main concourse remained dark with only some stores having power.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
The partial power outage continued through the first two periods, impacting the jumbotron, the game clock, and the sound system — leaving the Flyers and Tampa Bay Lightning to play in dimmed lights and without music or in-arena announcements until power appeared to be restored in the third period.
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“It was super weird” and “it kind of took a little bit of energy out of the game,” Morgan Frost said. But that didn’t stop the Flyers from — no pun intended — shooting the lights out.
Once the power came back on , the Flyers were off to the races, scoring five third-period goals to pick up a big 6-2 win.
“I don’t think we were really expecting it,” Travis Sanheim said, who later added that it felt almost like playing an outdoors game at night. “But, I mean, once you get used to that lighting, it’s just like anything, you play in a dark building, you get used to it. So, the guys adjusted and found a way to win.”
Maybe they should play in the dark more often.
A partial power outage at the Wells Fargo Center at the Flyers and Lightning game during the 1st period on Feb. 27, 2024. Fans on the dark side of the arena.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
A partial power outage at the Wells Fargo Center at the Flyers and Lightning game during the 1st period on Feb. 27, 2024.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
A partial power outage at the Wells Fargo Center at the Flyers and Lightning game during the 1st period on Feb. 27, 2024. Cap and Collar closed lowering their store gate.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
A partial power outage at the Wells Fargo Center at the Flyers and Lightning game during the 1st period on Feb. 27, 2024. The scoreboard initially had a large black area before going completely dark.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
A partial power outage at the Wells Fargo Arena at the Flyers Lightining game during the 1st period on. Feb. 27, 2024. The scoreboard which remained darkened.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
A partial power outage at the Wells Fargo Center at the Flyers and Lightning game during the 1st period on Feb. 27, 2024. The dark main concourse with only a store having powerRead moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
A partial power outage at the Wells Fargo Center at the Flyers and Lightining game during the 1st period on Feb. 27, 2024. The Sales department operates by the lights of their phones.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
A partial power outage at the Wells Fargo Center at the Flyers and Lightning game during the 1st period on. Feb. 27, 2024. Fans lit by only the light reflected off of the ice.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
A partial power outage at the Wells Fargo Center at the Flyers and Lightning game during the 1st period on Feb. 27, 2024. Fans lit by only the light reflected off of the ice.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
A partial power outage at the Wells Fargo Center at the Flyers and Lightning game during the 1st period on. Feb. 27, 2024. Well into the 2nd period the scoreboard still is locked on the time of the power outage.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
A partial power outage at the Wells Fargo Center at the Flyers and Lightning game during the 1st period on Feb. 27, 2024.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
Tyson Foerster, center, of the Flyers celebrates his 3rd period goad against the Lightning game at the Wells Fargo Center on. Feb. 27, 2024. Nicklaus Perbix of the Lightning is left and Andrei Vasilevskiy is right.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
Sean Couturier, 2nd from right, of the Flyers celebrates takes a shot against Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Lightning at the Wells Fargo Center on Feb. 27, 2024.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
Travis Sanheim, top center, of the Flyers celebrates his 3rd period goal against the Lightning at the Wells Fargo Center on. Feb. 27, 2024. Ryan Poehling is at the bottom.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
Travis Sanheim, center, of the Flyers celebrates his 3rd period goal against the Lightning at the Wells Fargo Center on. Feb. 27, 2024. Noah Cates is left and Ryan Poehling is right.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
Sean Walker of the Flyers celebrates his 3rd period goad against the Lightning game at the Wells Fargo Center on Feb. 27, 2024. Victor Hedman of the Lightning is center and Andrei Vasilevskiy is right.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
Flyers writer Jackie Spiegel contributed to this article.