Superstitious folks don’t like the idea of a black cat crossing their path. But what about one sliding across the hockey rink during the Stanley Cup playoffs?
On Friday night, as the San Jose Sharks got ready to host the Nashville Predators in the first game of second round in the Western Conference, a curious kitty scampered off the bench and onto the ice.
The fleet-footed cat looked a little like Bambi on ice as it crossed in front of the San Jose bench.
Hope you’re not superstitious… #StanleyCup #SJSvsNSH pic.twitter.com/ANPAAYqxKJ
— #StanleyCup Playoffs (@NHL) April 30, 2016
“The Nashville Predators won’t need their signature catfish when a regular cat will do,” Sportsnet Canada noted in its YouTube upload of the incident. “Watch as a black cat curses the Sharks and predicts certain victory for the visitors in Game 1.”
But after a stellar third period, the Sharks turned their fortunes around to beat the Preds 5-2. Who says black cats are bad luck?
The @SanJoseSharks may have a new good luck charm. #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/Pl6NjIaNaI
— NHL on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) April 30, 2016
Nice work, Black Cat.
See you Sunday? pic.twitter.com/g1lqyALcpi
— #TurnUpInTeal (@SanJoseSharks) April 30, 2016
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