Stanley Cup Game 1 Hits Indy With a Broadcast Blackout

Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final gets underway in Indianapolis without broadcast audio, and that is the kind of glitch that makes a big event feel oddly small. For a league that sells itself on presentation, a missing sound feed is the sort of thing that jumps out immediately. Fans can still see the game, but the atmosphere loses a layer that should have been part of the show from puck drop. In the Final, even a technical miss like this can become part of the night’s story.