Buffalo fans loudly sing O Canada after mic cuts out

During a Buffalo Sabres-Boston Bruins NHL playoff game, the microphone cut out while the singer was performing O Canada, prompting the mostly American crowd to sing the rest themselves.

Source: Sportsnet on X

Game Five of the Eastern Conference first-round series between the Buffalo Sabres and the Boston Bruins in Buffalo, N.Y., on Tuesday erupted as the crowd sang the Canadian national anthem, despite neither team being Canadian.

The Sabres have long played “O Canada” after the U.S. anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” during home games because of Buffalo’s large Canadian fanbase and its status as a border city.