Ottawa and Edmonton were tied 4-4 heading into the third, but things took a strange turn when Josh Norris of the Senators lost his helmet after catching a stick to the face. The ref caught it and sent the Oilers player to the box. Norris handed off his broken helmet to the equipment staff and started borrowing teammates’ gear. First attempt didn’t fit. He tossed it. Next one was too busted. Finally, a teammate handed one over that fit, and Norris seemed way too happy to be wearing it.
Then came the power play. With his borrowed lid on, Norris got involved in the passing sequence, set up at the perfect spot, and buried a goal. No helmet he could call his own, but a clean far-side shot put Ottawa ahead. He celebrated like a kid, arms out, flying across the ice. After the goal, he kind of forgot to give the helmet back properly. Left it on the ground for his teammate to figure out. Not exactly textbook sportsmanship, but the Senators closed it out with a win. Probably the only goal Norris has scored in the wrong helmet. It worked, so maybe it’s a new superstition.