Responding to the rare own goal by Bergevin, Sharks forward Mike Ricci said, "Funny things happen."
The Blues did not think it was so funny, dropping Saturday's game, 4-2.
Another high-profile mistake was made Monday night in the Maple Leafs-Senators game. This time, the end result was more farcically wacky than bitterly disappointing.
After Senators winger Rob Zamuner scored a questionable goal in the third period of the game, Leafs goalie Curtis Joseph exploded in disbelief at the referee's decision to let the goal stand. As CuJo was rabidly frothing and skating towards referee Mick McGeough, he lost his balance and slammed into McGeough, taking him down to the ice.
The play was funny to watch, but the penalty assessed to Joseph probably cost the Leafs a chance to tie or win the game and go up 3-0 in the series.
Seeing these recent examples of the unpredictability of playoff sports made me think back to other important blunders made with a national audience watching.
One instance that comes to mind, which probably surpasses CuJo's tomfoolery, was perpetrated on football's biggest stage.
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